Table 5 Comparison between differences in work productivity and HRQoL scores and disease progression from the first to the last study visit
From: Burden of rheumatoid arthritis on patients’ work productivity and quality of life
| Outcomes | Disease Progression | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improvement or maintenance | Worsening | p-value | ||||
| Mean Difference | SD | Mean Difference | SD | |||
| Work Productivity | ||||||
| WALS | −0.9 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 0.001 | |
| WPAI:RA | Absenteeism | −0.7 | 25.3 | 5.0 | 14.7 | 0.118 |
| Presenteeism | −3.7 | 24.9 | 11.0 | 21.2 | 0.020 | |
| Absenteeism and Presenteeism | −0.9 | 26.7 | 5.0 | 14.8 | 0.101 | |
| Impairment of regular daily activities | −5.5 | 28.4 | 7.0 | 27.0 | 0.017 | |
| WLQ-25 | 0.4 | 7.3 | −0.2 | 8.1 | 0.723 | |
| HRQoL | ||||||
| SF-36 | PCS | 2.9 | 7.1 | −1.7 | 7.1 | < 0.001 |
| MCS | 1.1 | 10.3 | −4.0 | 6.6 | < 0.001 | |
| EQ-5D-3 L | Overall VAS Value | 5.2 | 22.8 | −1.4 | 17.7 | 0.142 |
| Utility score | 0.03 | 0.25 | −0.06 | 0.18 | 0.007 | |