The impact of area-level socioeconomic status on disease outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis: results from an Australian longitudinal inception cohort study
Disadvantageous SES was associated with higher disease activity, disability and poorer quality of life. Our results suggest an inequity in health outcomes for RA patients despite T2T management within a universal healthcare system.
Authors
- Jessica Stanhope (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6657-3317)
- Oscar Kenneth Russell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7134-6362)
- Leah McWilliams
- Catherine Hill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0004-0905)
- A A Lee
- Kim Griggs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9900-3196)
- S. Proudman
- Rachel J. Black
- Susan Lester
Institutions
- Royal Adelaide Hospital (AU)
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital (AU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Rheumatology
- Published
- 2026-02-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0869
- Primary Topic
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Australian Government
- Royal Adelaide Hospital