Publications by authors named "Joergen Ostergaard"
Article Synopsis
- Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that incurs high health-related costs for both the patients and their partners, as well as societal implications.
- Data from a study involving over 25,000 RA patients and their partners were compared to matched control groups, revealing that RA patients had significantly higher healthcare costs and lower employment income.
- These welfare costs manifested even 11 years prior to the official diagnosis, highlighting the long-term financial burden of RA on individuals and their families.
Background: Patients with RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) are more sedentary than the general population. Reduction of Sedentary Behaviour (SB) has been suggested as a mean for improvement of health in patients with chronic diseases and mobility problems. Short-term intervention studies have demonstrated that SB can be reduced by behavioural interventions in healthy populations.
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