Research Article
The Use of Oral Analgesics and Pain Self-Efficacy Are Independent Predictors of the Quality of Life of Individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Table 1
Participant characteristics.
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SD: standard deviation, BMI: body mass index, RA: rheumatoid arthritis, MTX: methotrexate, bDMARDs: biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, MMP-3: serum matrix metalloprotease-3, EQ-5D-5L: the European Quality of Life questionnaire, five dimensions, five levels, DAS28-CRP: disease activity score based on the 28-joint assessment–C-reactive protein, PDQ: painDETECT questionnaire, PSEQ: pain self-efficacy questionnaire, PCS: pain catastrophizing scale. |