Investigation of the psychometric properties of "exercise Benefits/Barriers scale" in Turkish patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic disease accompanied by several symptoms and functional disabilities. Physical activity (PA) is crucial for disease management and patients' perception of exercise is essential for a rehabilitation plan.

Purpose: This study aims to examine the psychometric properties of the Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale (EBBS) that is frequently used in previous studies in the RA population.

Grip endurance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Its relationship between clinical characteristics, upper extremity functional disability, and quality of life.

Aim: The study's aim was to investigate the relationship of grip strength and endurance with clinical characteristics, upper extremity functional disability, and quality of life in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients.

Method: We included 45 RA patients and 37 healthy controls in this cross-sectional study. All participants were evaluated using the maximal gripping test, static and dynamic grip endurance test, the Disability of Arm, Shoulder Hand Questionnaire, and Short Form-36, and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics were recorded.

Hand functions and joint position sense in patients with psoriatic arthritis- a comparison with rheumatoid arthritis and healthy controls.

Background: Psoriatic arthritis is an inflammatory arthropathy accompanied by peripheral and axial joint involvement. Hand involvement has been demonstrated by various imaging methods in patients with psoriatic arthritis. However, few studies evaluated the hand in terms of functionality.