Rheumatoid arthritis: primary disablement in the Irkutsk Region

The dynamics of primary disablement in rheumatoid arthritis was studied in the Irkutsk Region for the recent 9 years. Over one half of patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis who were primarily determined invalids were at the able-bodied age. For the recent 9 years the peak elevation of intensive index of primary disablement in 2005-2006 was connected with social factors and realization of the Federal Law ь12 of 22.08.04. Maximum level of primary disablement in persons of able-bodied age in 2006 (0.57 per 10 thousand people) exceeded twice as much the analogous index of 2003 (0.29). In persons of the age of retirement from 2002 to 2005 the growth of indices made 2.3 times (from 1.06 to 2.48). In the following years the level of primary disablement decreased. In patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis the severest (I and II) groups of disablement were determined at the age of retirement more often than at the able-bodied age.

rheumatoid arthritis, primary disablement, invalid