The objective of this article is to assess the contribution of disease activity, pain, and
psychological factors to self-reported sleep disturbance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), …

The rheumatic diseases are chronic systemic inflammatory syndromes affecting multiple
tissues and organs. Cardiovascular involvement represents either a main clinical manifestation …

Objective To evaluate whether biologic disease‐modifying antirheumatic drugs ( DMARD s)
decrease cardiovascular disease ( CVD ) risk in rheumatoid arthritis ( RA ) and whether …

Background Although health disparity research has investigated social structural, cultural,
or psychological factors, the interrelations among these factors deserve greater attention. …

Despite health care providers' best efforts, many cancer survivors have unmet informational
and support needs. As a result, cancer survivors often have to meet these needs themselves, …

Objective To explore incidence and progression of coronary atherosclerosis and identify
determinants in patients with rheumatoid arthritis ( RA ). We specifically evaluated the impact of …

The purpose of this research was to evaluate the factor structure of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality
Index (PSQI) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The sample included 107 patients with RA, 88 …

… HDL promotes cell cholesterol efflux through the transporters ATP binding cassette A1 (ABCA1)
and G1 (ABCG1), and through the Scavenger receptor type B class I (SR-BI). ABCG1 …

… CEC through the aqueous diffusion and the scavenger receptor type B class 1 (SR-B1)
pathways depend on free cholesterol gradient between cells and mature HDL particles [5]. The …

Objective. To evaluate a multidimensional model testing disease activity, mood disturbance,
and poor sleep quality as determinants of fatigue in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). …