Health-related quality of life and depression in a sample of Latin American adults with rheumatoid arthritis.

Objective: To compare the health related quality of life (HRQoL) and depression of individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to healthy controls in Colombia, as well as to examine the connections between these two variables in individuals with RA.

Method: One hundred and three individuals with RA were recruited from ambulatory centers in Colombia. Seventy-three control participants were recruited from the local community.