Rheumatoid Arthritis

One patient discontinued antirheumatic DMARD medication entirely during the study period. Mental disorder presence in rheumatoid arthritis was associated with higher DAS28-CRP scores. Supervised HIIT produced RA-specific improvements including decreased joint pain, increased joint mobility, reduced fatigue, fewer disease flare-ups, and reduced reliance on pain relievers. Patients with RA consistently managed more strenuous exercise than they had believed possible given their diagnosis, and this exceeded expectation served as a powerful motivator. Exercising alongside other patients with RA reduced the disease-related isolation that some patients—particularly those newly diagnosed—experienced. Clinically meaningful self-reported depression was more common in rheumatoid arthritis patients than in matched controls. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disorder affecting synovial joints. Rheumatoid arthritis is described as a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease involving joint inflammation, pain, swelling, stiffness, functional impairment, and reduced quality of life. At least one structured-interview-confirmed mental disorder was found in 24.78% of rheumatoid…