Quality of Life in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis Compared to the General Population and Patients with Other Chronic Conditions

200971 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Marie Hudson · Jewish General Hospital

Brett D. Thombs · Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada

RUSSELL STEELE · McGill University

Pantelis Panopalis · Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada

Evan G. Newton · Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Murray Baron · McGill University

Abstract

HRQOL of patients with SSc is significantly impaired compared to that of the general population and is comparable to or worse than that of patients with other common chronic conditions.

Topics & Keywords

Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis Dermatologic Treatments and Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Rheumatology

Volume 36, Issue 4, pp. 768-772

DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.080281

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