Table 1.

Perceived impact of the rheumatic disease on daily life domains and associated variables

(A) Percentage of patients responding to “how much do you consider your rheumatic disease impacts your…?”
	None	Mild	Moderate	Severe
Quality of life (n=569) (%)	15.6	32.5	32.2	19.7
Emotional well-being (n=571) (%)	19.3	39.8	26.6	14.4
Daily work or activities (n=565) (%)	16.3	34.5	28.0	21.2
Personal relationships (n=570) (%)	41.8	32.3	17.2	8.8
Family (close relatives) life (n=570) (%)	27.2	40.5	20.2	12.1

(B) Multivariable analysis of factors associated to perceived impact (“moderate/severe” versus “none/mild”) on different aspects of daily life
	OR (95% CI)	P-value
Quality of life
Age (per quartile increase)	1.30 (1.08–1.58)	0.006
Female gender (versus male)	1.62 (1.07–2.47)	0.024
PsA (versus RA)	1.76 (1.04–2.97)	0.034
Disease duration ≥10 years (versus <10 years)	1.72 (1.14–2.59)	0.009
Emotional well-being
Female gender (versus male)	1.74 (1.14–2.67)	0.024
PsA (versus RA)	1.66 (0.99–2.77)	0.055
Disease duration ≥10 years (versus <10 years)	1.87 (1.24–2.87)	0.003
Daily work or activities
Age (per quartile increase)	1.29 (1.07–1.56)	0.009
Female gender (versus male)	1.91 (1.25–2.90)	0.003
Axial SpA (versus RA)	1.61 (0.97–2.66)	0.066
Disease duration ≥10 years (versus <10 years)	1.53 (1.02–2.31)	0.041
Personal relationships
Female gender (versus male)	1.90 (1.61–3.11)	0.003
Axial SpA (versus RA)	1.74 (0.98–3.09)	0.060
PsA (versus RA)	1.73 (0.97–3.10)	0.065
Disease duration ≥10 years (versus <10 years)	1.93 (1.19–3.12)	0.008
Care from others (versus only self-care)	1.37 (1.08–1.74)	0.010
Family (close relatives) life
Age (per quartile increase)	1.20 (0.97–1.47)	0.092
Female gender (versus male)	2.01 (1.28–3.29)	0.003
Disease duration ≥10 years (versus <10 years)	2.01 (1.27–3.12)	0.003
Care from others (versus only self-care)	1.57 (1.25–1.98)	<0.001

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; PsA, psoriatic arthritis; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; SpA, spondyloarthritis.