Decreased physical health-related quality of life-a persisting state for older women with clinical vertebral fracture.

Unlabelled: In a population-based study of older Swedish women, we investigated if clinical vertebral fracture was associated with lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and determined whether the association remained over time. Clinical vertebral fracture was associated with lower HRQoL and the effect persisted for up to 18.9 years.

Work Disability in Newly Diagnosed Patients with Primary Sjögren Syndrome.

Objective: To study longterm work disability and possible predictors in newly diagnosed patients with primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS).

Methods: Because we wanted to include only patients with full work availability potential, eligible patients were aged 18-62 years. Fifty-one patients (mean age 46 yrs, range 18-61 yrs, 50 women) diagnosed with pSS between January 2001 and December 2012 were included in the study.