Prevalence of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases and their impact on health-related quality of life, physical function and mental health in Portugal

Objectives: To estimate the national prevalence of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) in the adult Portuguese population and to determine their impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), physical function, anxiety and depression. Methods: EpiReumaPt is a national health survey with...

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Main Author: Branco, Jaime C. (author)
Other Authors: Rodrigues, Ana M. (author), Gouveia, Nélia (author), Eusébio, Mónica (author), Ramiro, Sofia (author), Machado, Pedro M. (author), Da Costa, Leonor Pereira (author), Mourão, Ana Filipa (author), Silva, Inês (author), Laires, Pedro (author), Sepriano, Alexandre (author), Araújo, Filipe (author), Gonçalves, Sónia (author), Coelho, Pedro S. (author), Tavares, Viviana (author), Cerol, Jorge (author), Mendes, Jorge M. (author), Carmona, Loreto (author), Canhão, Helena (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2015-000166
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:run.unl.pt:10362/64740