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As part of Talk Over RA 2023, I prepared several video sessions on subjects related to living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). One of these was a video on RA, comorbidities, and how to balance treatment and coping skills. This video was based on deep research, as well as my own lived experience. Watch the video below and if you’re interested, scroll down to check out my sources to learn more.

Sources:

Barber, Claire E.H., Dianne P. Mosher, Vandana Ahluwalia, Michel Zummer, Deborah A. Marshall, Denis Choquette, Diane Lacaille, et al. “Development of a Canadian Core Clinical Dataset to Support High-Quality Care for Canadian Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.” The Journal of Rheumatology 44, no. 12 (October 1, 2017): 1813–22. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.170421.

Cheryl Alkon and Beth W. Orenstein, Beth Biggee, Beth W. Orenstein, Cathy Garrard, Meryl Davids Landau, Carol Eustice, and Jennifer Warner. “Allergy Season with Rheumatoid Arthritis.” EverydayHealth.com. Accessed October 15, 2023. https://www.everydayhealth.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/living-with/rheumatoid-arthritis-and-seasonal-allergies/.

Dougados, Maxime, Martin Soubrier, Anna Antunez, Peter Balint, Alejandro Balsa, Maya H Buch, Gustavo Casado, et al. “Prevalence of Comorbidities in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Evaluation of Their Monitoring: Results of an International, Cross-Sectional Study (COMORA).” Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 73, no. 1 (October 4, 2013): 62–68. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-204223.

England, Bryant R., Huifeng Yun, Lang Chen, Jared Vanderbleek, Kaleb Michaud, Ted R. Mikuls, and Jeffrey R. Curtis. “Influence of Multimorbidity on New Treatment Initiation and Achieving Target Disease Activity Thresholds in Active Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cohort Study Using the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness Registry.” Arthritis Care & Research 75, no. 2 (September 10, 2022): 231–39. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.24762.

Hoek, J. van den, H. C. Boshuizen, L. D. Roorda, G. J. Tijhuis, M. T. Nurmohamed, G. A. van den Bos, and J. Dekker. “Mortality in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A 15-Year Prospective Cohort Study.” Rheumatology International 37, no. 4 (December 28, 2016): 487–93. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-016-3638-5.

Krishnan, E. “Impact of Age and Comorbidities on the Criteria for Remission and Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis.” Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 64, no. 9 (September 1, 2005): 1350–52. https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.2005.037903.

Miura, Takanori, Naohisa Miyakoshi, Takeshi Kashiwagura, Hiroyuki Tsuchie, Yusuke Sugimura, and Yoichi Shimada. “The Association between Comorbidities and Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Multicenter, Cross-Sectional Cohort Study in Japan with the Highest Proportion of Elderly Individuals.” Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation 49, no. 1 (February 15, 2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43166-021-00109-7.

Onna, Marloes van, and Annelies Boonen. “The Challenging Interplay between Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ageing and Comorbidities.” BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 17, no. 1 (April 26, 2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1038-3.

Stouten, Veerle, Rene Westhovens, Diederik De Cock, Kristien Van Der Elst, Sofia Pazmino, Delphine Bertrand, Johan Joly, and Patrick Verschueren. “Having a Co-Morbidity Predicts Worse Outcome in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis despite Intensive Treatment: A Post Hoc Evaluation of the Pragmatic Randomized Controlled CareRA Trial.” Rheumatology 60, no. 8 (January 12, 2021): 3699–3708.

Sun, Xing, Ru Li, Yueming Cai, Adeeba Al-Herz, Manjari Lahiri, Minhaj Rahim Choudhury, Rudy Hidayat, et al. “Clinical Remission of Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Multicenter Real-World Study in Asia-Pacific Region.” The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific 15 (October 2021): 100240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100240.

Tatangelo, Mark R., George Tomlinson, Edward Keystone, J. Michael Paterson, Nick Bansback, and Claire Bombardier. “Comorbidities before and after the Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Matched Longitudinal Study.” ACR Open Rheumatology 2, no. 11 (October 26, 2020): 648–56. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr2.11182.

Taylor, Peter C., Fabiola Atzeni, Alejandro Balsa, Laure Gossec, Ulf Müller-Ladner, and Janet Pope. “The Key Comorbidities in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Narrative Review.” Journal of Clinical Medicine 10, no. 3 (February 1, 2021): 509. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10030509.

Tidblad, L., H. Westerlind, B. Delcoigne, J. Askling, and S. Saevarsdottir. “POS0031 Do Comorbidities Increase the Risk of Failure to Reach Remission in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Receiving Methotrexate as First-Line Therapy?” Scientific Abstracts, May 30, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2023-eular.2684.

Widdifield, Jessica, Sasha Bernatsky, Claire Bombardier, and Michael Paterson. “Rheumatoid Arthritis Surveillance in Ontario: Monitoring the Burden, Quality of Care and Patient Outcomes through Linkage of Administrative Health Data.” Healthcare Quarterly 18, no. 3 (October 30, 2015): 7–10. https://doi.org/10.12927/hcq.2015.24439.