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September 10, 2025BMC RheumatologyOpen Access

Influence of socio-demographic factors on health-related quality of life in patients with inflammatory joint diseases

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SSStefka StoilovaMedical University Plovdiv DTDaniela TanevaMedical University Plovdiv MGMariela Geneva-PopovaMedical University Plovdiv

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Cross-sectional analysis identifies how sociodemographic factors influence health-related quality of life in inflammatory joint disease patients, highlighting significant associations.

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Health-related quality of life was significantly influenced by social status, education, and place of residence.
Social class, education, and location explained 17.9% of the variance in quality of life scores measured by the EQ-VAS.
Patients with higher educational degrees reported better health outcomes compared to those with lower education levels.
Working patients rated their health higher than retirees and disability pensioners, indicating employment's role in health perception.

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Stoilova et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1bd3254b1d3bfb60ee4ad https://doi.org/10.1186/s41927-025-00550-7

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Cross-sectional analysis identifies how sociodemographic factors influence health-related quality of life in inflammatory joint disease patients, highlighting significant associations.

Influence of socio-demographic factors on health-related quality of life in patients with inflammatory joint diseases

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Influence of socio-demographic factors on health-related quality of life in patients with inflammatory joint diseases

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