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Change of Psychological Distress and Physical Disability in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Over the Last Two Decades

During the past decades, a more cautious approach with respect to prescribing medication and physical exercise progressed toward evidence‐based guidelines regarding the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Currently, physical activity and other means to improve well‐being and functioning are encouraged, and the disease is targeted earlier with more intensive and aggressive pharmacologic treatment. The current study examined whether psychological distress and physical disability in patients with RA reduced over the last 2 decades and whether this is explained by a reduction of disease activity.