Rheumatoid arthritis impairs driving ability even in patients with a low disability index.

Author(s)
Busteed, S. Daly, M. Silke, C. & Molloy, M.G.
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Abstract

The ability to drive has become an integral part of modern life. This is particularly true in areas where public transport is less developed. The proportion of UK households with access to a car has grown from 14% in 1951 to 72% in 1999 and over a quarter of all households has access to more than one car. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) face particular difficulties with driving, depending on their degree of functional impairment. However, these difficulties are not specifically addressed in functional assessments such as the Health Assessment Questionnaire. We decided to conduct a questionnaire-based observational study of patients with RA to determine the type of problems they encountered while driving. (Author/publisher)

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C 34014 [electronic version only]
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Rheumatology (Oxford), Vol. 43 (2004), No. 1 (January), p. 107-108, 6 ref.

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