Health-related quality of life among patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Zanzibar: a prospective cohort study
HRQoL of patients with RA was lower than in controls but improved at one year indicating the impact of treatment. Reducing delays in diagnosis and initiating early and aggressive treatment may help to improve the HRQoL.
Authors
- Kjell Arne Johansson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8912-8710)
- Bjørg‐Tilde Svanes Fevang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6957-8730)
- Sanaa Said (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0132-0666)
- Tone Wikene Nystad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3128-1231)
- Johnson Mshiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7810-7367)
Institutions
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- Zanzibar University (TZ)
- Muhimbili National Hospital (TZ)
- National Institute for Medical Research (TZ)
- University of Bergen (NO)
- State University of Zanzibar (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Quality of Life Research
- Published
- 2025-05-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-025-03974-3
- Primary Topic
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00