Trajectories of physical, mental health and health satisfaction before and after arthritis diagnosis: a UK population-based study
Detectable changes in physical and mental health several years prior to diagnosis suggest the need to improve pathways to diagnosis. Persistence of worse mental health, particularly amongst younger people, highlights the importance of considering both physical and mental health in the years following diagnosis.
Authors
- Andrew Steptoe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7808-4943)
- Daisy E. Fancourt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6952-334X)
- Claryn S. J. Kung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2863-9423)
- Feifei Bu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2060-3768)
- Amy Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5010-8157)
Institutions
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-025-08444-y
- Primary Topic
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Nuffield Foundation