HOW LARGE ARE THE PRODUCTIVITY LOSSES IN CONTEMPORARY PATIENTS WITH RA AND HOW SOON IN RELATION TO DIAGNOSIS DO THEY DEVELOP? Neovius M, Simard JF & Askling J for the ARTIS Study Group Ann Rheum Dis Jun;70(6): Ver

Aim To estimate the sick leave and disability pension trajectory in patients diagnosed with early RA and the burden of sick leave and disability pension in prevalent patients with RA in 2007 Ver

Methods Incident RA Cohort (n=3,029) Individuals aged 19-59y diagnosed with early RA were identified in the Swedish Rheumatology Quality Register ( ; mean age 47y; 73% women) Prevalent RA Cohort (n=25,922) 19-64y old prevalent patients in 2007 were identified in the National Patient Register & Swedish Rheumatology Quality Register (mean age 52y; 73% women) Outcome Sick leave & disability pension data were retrieved from national registers Matched Comparators For each patient, five age-, sex-, education-, and county-matched general population comparators were sampled (5 comparators available for 25,551 patients with RA) Ver

Results 1.Prevalent RA – Annual days of sick leave & disability pension in 2007 – Economic burden 2.Incident RA: Development in relation to diagnosis – By month -12m to +12m – By year -4y to +4y – By calendar period Ver

2 INCIDENT RA DEVELOPMENT IN RELATION TO DIAGNOSIS Ver

Conclusion Despite better drugs and improved treatment strategies, data from contemporary patients with early and established RA continue to indicate large unmet needs Ver

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