Anxiety and depression in rheumatoid arthritis: an epidemiologic survey and investigation of clinical correlates in Iranian population

Psychiatric disorders occur in a considerable proportion of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study was conducted in order to evaluate the prevalence of anxiety and depression in Iranian RA patients. In the cross sectional study, 414 RA patients were enrolled prospectively during a perio...

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Published in:Rheumatology international 2016-08, Vol.36 (8), p.1119-1125
Main Authors: Jamshidi, Ahmad-Reza, Banihashemi, Arash Tehrani, Paragomi, Pedram, Hasanzadeh, Maryam, Barghamdi, Mozhgan, Ghoroghi, Shima
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anxiety
Anxiety - epidemiology
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - epidemiology
Comorbidity
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression - epidemiology
Disability Evaluation
Female
Humans
Iran - epidemiology
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Observational Research
Pain Perception
Prevalence
Rheumatology
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Summary:Psychiatric disorders occur in a considerable proportion of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study was conducted in order to evaluate the prevalence of anxiety and depression in Iranian RA patients. In the cross sectional study, 414 RA patients were enrolled prospectively during a period of 6 months from RA clinic of Rheumatology Research Center. Beck’s and Cattell’s inventories were applied to investigate depression and anxiety in RA patients. RA activity was measured by Disease Activity Score and patients’ disability was assessed by Health Assessment Questionnaire. Levels of pain perception were stratified based on Visual Analog Scale. The prevalence of depression was 63.6 % and anxiety was in 84.1 % among RA patients. Mixed anxiety and depression was detected in 60.2 % of the study population. Functional disability was significantly associated with severity of depressive and anxiety symptoms ( p  
ISSN:0172-8172
1437-160X
DOI:10.1007/s00296-016-3493-4