Mental health, fatigue and function are associated with increased risk of disease flare following TNF inhibitor tapering in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: an exploratory analysis of data from the Optimizing TNF Tapering in RA (OPTTIRA) trial

Katie Bechman; Fang En Sin; Fowzia Ibrahim; Sam Norton; Faith Matcham; David Lloyd Scott; Andrew Cope; James Galloway

doi:10.1136/rmdopen-2018-000676

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Mental health, fatigue and function are associated with increased risk of disease flare following TNF inhibitor tapering in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: an exploratory analysis of data from the Optimizing TNF Tapering in RA (OPTTIRA) trial

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Katie Bechman Academic Department of Rheumatology, King’s College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Fang En Sin Academic Department of Rheumatology, King’s College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Fowzia Ibrahim Academic Department of Rheumatology, King’s College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sam Norton Academic Department of Rheumatology, King’s College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Faith Matcham Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, KCL, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
David Lloyd Scott Academic Department of Rheumatology, King’s College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Andrew Cope Academic Department of Rheumatology, King’s College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
James Galloway Academic Department of Rheumatology, King’s College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Katie Bechman; katie.bechman{at}kcl.ac.uk

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Bechman K, Sin FE, Ibrahim F, et al

RMD Open 2018;4:e000676. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2018-000676

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January 17, 2023

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