Activity Limitations in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Federal University of Minas Gerais81 enrolled

Overview

Objective: To evaluate what factors contribute to activity limitations in subjects with rheumatoid arthritis considering the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health model. Methods: A cross-sectional study on 81 individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using instruments to measure five constructs of the component activities.

The investigators used the ICF model to analyze factors reported to be associated with functioning and disability in individuals with RA, including dexterity fatigue, stiffness , pinch, handgrip, strength, range of motion (ROM) deficit, deformities , mental health, vitality, and pain .

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Interventions

observational studyOTHER

application of several standard instruments in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age over 18 years, * Clinical diagnosis rheumatic arthritis * Mental competence by the Mini-Mental State Examination Exclusion Criteria:- * Had undergone upper limb surgery, * Had an uncorrected visual deficit that could compromise functionality

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Model 1- Test d´Evaluation dês Membres Supérieurs de Personnes Agées, - TEMPA rheumatoid arthritis

The TEMPA is assessing the performance of the upper extremities and consists of eight standardized tasks. Scoring of the task analysis dimension ranges from zero to 150 (a score of zero indicates no disability). The TEMPA is scored according to the time required (in seconds) to complete each task; the higher the score, the greater the disability

Time frame: up to thirty minutes

Model 2- Sequential Occupational Dexterity Assessment (SODA)

The SODA in patient population with RA score ranges from zero to 108 across these 12 tasks, has been validated for RA patients

Time frame: up to thirty minutes

Model 3 and 4- SF-36=Short form health survey-36

The SF-36 has eight scales and a final score ranging from zero to 100 for each of the eight dimensions (a score of 100 represents the best state of health). The Brazilian Portuguese version of the SF-36 in patient population with RA has been demonstrated to be a reproducible and valid.

Time frame: up to thirty minutes

Model 5 - AIMS=Arthritis impact measurement scale

The score ranges from zero to 10 (a score of 10 indicates the worst state of health) in patient population with RA. The Portuguese version of AIMS2 has been shown to be satisfactory

Time frame: up to thirty minutes

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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