Moderate and extreme anxiety/depression linked to HRQoL losses, regardless of pain or discomfort
Higher annual health care expenditures and lower quality of life reported for individuals with rheumatoid arthritis
Single screening with the Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire can be used in clinical practice
Higher diet adherence tied to lower odds of depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
More than 50 percent of those with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases had never/rarely reported mental health symptoms to clinicians
Nurse-led group cognitive behavioral therapy had no effect on objective sleep measures but did improve patient-reported secondary outcomes
Existing sleep problems related mainly to disease-related measures, such as pain and reduced function, more so than disease duration
Higher pain, fatigue, depressive symptoms linked to increased odds of being in high disability trajectory, irrespective of inflammation