[Functional ability and quality of life in rheumatoid arthritis: use of the Functional Independence Measure and the Reintegration to Normal Living Index].
Functional disability and quality of life were evaluated using the Functional Independence Measure and the Reintegration to Normal Living Index, respectively, in 57 subjects (15 men and 42 women) with a mean disease duration of 15 years. Scores on both these nonspecific scales correlated with those obtained using instruments specifically designed for rheumatoid arthritis (ARA index, Lee index) and with a number of clinical parameters including patient age, disease duration and number of affected joints. Functional ability was correlated with quality of life in this study and in others performed using other evaluation tools. Nonspecific assessment scales are useful for comparing function and quality of life in various diseases.
Services de Rééducation et Réadaptation Fonctionnelles, Hôpital Bellevue, CHRU de Saint-Etienne.
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Calmels
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Pereira
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Domenach
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Pallot-Prades
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Alexandre
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Minaire
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile
Capacité fonctionnelle et qualité de vie dans la polyarthrite rhumatoïde: utilisation de la mesure de l'indépendance fonctionnelle (MIF) et de l'index de réintégration a la vie normale (RNLI).