Arthritis At Home (+ On the Go)
Arthritis At Home (+ On the Go) makes it possible for people living with arthritis to watch or listen to interviews with Canadian experts in clinical rheumatology, arthritis scientists, physio and occupational therapists, psychologists and health economists, as well as patient experts and advocates. We hope you find Arthritis At Home informative and fun as you live your best life with arthritis.
Arthritis At Home (+ On the Go)
Smoking and rheumatoid arthritis: Quitting is critical
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Arthritis Consumer Experts
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Season 1
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Episode 45
Research has shown that smoking increases the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but less is known about what happens to people who have established RA. But new research (October 2022) from an early arthritis registry in Sweden shows that current smoking makes RA disease activity worse and negatively impacts health-related quality of life. In this episode of Arthritis At Home, Cheryl Koehn of Arthritis Consumer Experts talks with Dr. Kamran Shojania about the specific harms of smoking in people living with RA and shares his thoughts on how to discuss quitting with his patients.
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