# 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

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/mental-health-fatigue-and-function-are-associated-with-increased-risk-of-disease/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Katie Bechman,Fang En Sin,Fowzia Ibrahim,Sam Norton,Faith Matcham,David L. Scott,Andrew P. Cope,James Galloway |
| Citations | 20 |
| DOI | 10.1136/rmdopen-2018-000676 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | gold |
| OA URL | https://rmdopen.bmj.com/content/rmdopen/4/1/e000676.full.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2804129653 |
| PMID | 29862047 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2018 |

## Paper authors

- [Fang En Sin](https://scholariq.org/researchers/fang-en-sin/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies](https://scholariq.org/topics/rheumatoid-arthritis-research-and-therapies/)

## Paper topics

- [Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies](https://scholariq.org/topics/rheumatoid-arthritis-research-and-therapies/)
- [Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/spondyloarthritis-studies-and-treatments/)
- [Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/multiple-sclerosis-research-studies/)

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