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. 2025 Mar 4;14(5):1718. doi: 10.3390/jcm14051718
RA Rheumatoid arthritis
HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
PHQ9 Patient Health Questionnaire
HADS-D Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale—Depression subscale
HADS-A Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale—Anxiety subscale
DAS28 Disease Activity Score—28 joints count
VAS Visual analogue scale
ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
CRP C reactive protein
DSM Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
ICD International Classification of Diseases
IDD Inventory to Diagnose Depression
CESD Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale
BDI Beck Depression Inventory
GDS Geriatric Depression Scale
cs/b/ts DMARD Conventional synthetics/biologics/targeted synthetics Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
ACPA Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies
TJC Tender joint count
SJC Swollen joint count
SRPC Steinbrocker radiographic progression
SFCC Steinbrocker functional capacity class
IQR Interquartile range
SD Standard deviation
PtGA Patient global assessment