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Subclinical disability in valued life activities among individuals with rheumatoid arthritis
Arthritis Care and Research , 10/06/08

Katz P et al. – Subclinical disability may be a valuable marker of individuals in a disability transition phase who are particularly susceptible to intervention that would enable them to maintain functioning.

• Aim was to estimate the prevalence of subclinical disability in valued life activities (VLAs) in RA pts and to predict later decrements in functioning
• Data were from 3 years of a longitudinal panel study

• Almost three-quarters of the subjects exhibited subclinical disability in at least 1 VLA in year 1
• Duration of RA was consistently associated with subclinical disability
• Individuals with subclinical disability at baseline were more likely to experience increases in functional limitations and VLA disability over a prospective 2-year period

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