Research Article
Mood, Disability, and Quality of Life among a Subgroup of Rheumatoid Arthritis Individuals with Experiential Avoidance and Anxiety Sensitivity
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics of study population and participants aggregated into the three cluster subgroups.
| | | Combined sample | Cluster 1 | Cluster 2 | Cluster 3 | (among clusters) |
| | 223 | 78 | 81 | 64 | | | Mean age (SD) | 57.8 (14.8) | 55.1 (13.0) | 58.6 (16.2) | 60.1 (14.5) | 0.11 | | Sex (M%) | 24.3 | 20.8 | 28.4 | 23.4 | 0.52 | | Relationship status (%) | | | | | | | Single | 10.0 | 9.3 | 7.5 | 14.1 | 0.29 | | Married or in a serious relationship | 75.3 | 77.3 | 81.3 | 65.6 | | Divorced, separated, or widowed | 14.6 | 13.3 | 11.3 | 20.3 | | Current employment (%) | | | | | | | Employed | 48.9 | 62.5 | 41.9 | 38.0 | 0.02 | | Unemployed | 50.5 | 37.5 | 58.1 | 60.0 | | Pain duration (%) | 14.3 (10.8) | 14.6 (10.5) | 15.9 (12.7) | 11.7 (7.7) | 0.08 | | Average pain intensity (SD) | 3.8 (2.2) | 3.3 (2.4) | 4.0 (2.1) | 4.1 (2.1) | 0.77 | | AAQ | 32.2 (7.1) | 24.5 (3.8) | 35.4 (3.6) | 37.5 (5.2) | <0.0001 | | ASI | 15.0 (10.3) | 8.6 (5.8) | 11.2 (4.8) | 27.8 (8.2) | <0.0001 |
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SD: standard deviation; AAQ: Acceptance and Action Questionnaire; ASI: Anxiety Sensitivity Index.
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