The Impact of Achieving Low Disease Activity in the First Year of Disease on Future Disability and Damage in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Year: 2013
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Aim: To describe the predictive validity of reaching low disease activity (LDA) at 1 year on future disability and joint damage in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA). Methods: First a systematic literature review of prognostic studies assessing the association between disease activity and functional or radiographic outcomes in ERA was performed. Then data from the Study Of New-Onset RA (SONORA) were used to evaluate the impact of year-one LDA on 3-year disability and 2-year radiographic progression using multivariate regression analyses. Results: Our review demonstrated evidence for relationship between baseline disease activity and future disability and join damage. However evidence for the impact of early treatment response on long-term outcomes in ERA is sparse. Analysis of 984 patients showed year one LDA predicts lower HAQ (p<.0001) and less damage (p=0.04) in future. Conclusion: Reaching LDA early is associated with better long-term functional and radiographic outcomes in patients with early RA.
Source: TSpace (University of Toronto)
Author: Pooneh Akhavan
Language: English
Subfield: Rheumatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2620971021