PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Aaron D. Crowson
AU  - Robert C. Colligan
AU  - Eric L. Matteson
AU  - John M. Davis III
AU  - Cynthia S. Crowson
TI  - Explanatory Style in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Unrecognized Predictor of Mortality
AID  - 10.3899/jrheum.160026
DP  - 2017 Feb 01
TA  - The Journal of Rheumatology
PG  - 170--173
VI  - 44
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/44/2/170.short
4100  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/44/2/170.full
SO  - J Rheumatol2017 Feb 01; 44
AB  - Objective. To determine whether pessimistic explanatory style altered the risk for and mortality of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Methods. The study included subjects from a population-based cohort with incident RA and a non-RA comparison cohort who completed the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory.Results. Among 148 RA and 135 non-RA subjects, pessimism was associated with development of rheumatoid factor (RF)–positive RA. Pessimism was associated with an increased risk of mortality [HR 2.88 with similar magnitude to RF+ (HR 2.28)].Conclusion. Pessimistic explanatory style was associated with an increased risk of developing RA and increased mortality rate in patients with RA.