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2343346

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-6-26
pubmed:abstractText
Therapeutic requirements were determined for a group of 256 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) attending the Rheumatic Diseases Unit in Cape Town. Two-thirds of the patients had received or were receiving physiotherapy and half occupational therapy. Antidepressants had been taken by 24.2%, and 31.3% had received tranquillisers. All the patients had received non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and 84 (32.8%) oral corticosteroids. One hundred and eighty-two patients (71.1%) had received one or more intra-articular or intralesional corticosteroid injections. A remittive agent or immunomodulatory drug had been prescribed to 163 patients (63.7%). Half the patients had undergone one or more surgical procedures for their RA. The outcome of management was favourable in the majority of patients, 78.1% having little or no functional disability. The management of patients with RA requires a team effort involving many different health professionals, and patients often require multiple drugs for the control of their disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0256-9574
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
19
pubmed:volume
77
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
497-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Therapeutic requirements in rheumatoid arthritis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't