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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2022;33(4):394-406
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Anxiety, Distress, and Depression in Elderly Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Dimitrios Karokis1, Dimitrios Karamanis2, Sofia Xesfingi2, Ioannis Antonopoulos3, Eydokia Politi4, Andreas Bounas5, Chrysa Lykoura6, Paraskevi Voulgari7
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1Rheumatologist, Private Practice, Patras, Greece               

2Adjunct Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Hellenic Open University, Patras, Greece

3Rheumatologist, Private Practice, Aigion, Greece

4Rheumatologist, Private Practice, Arta, Greece

5Rheumatologist, Private Practice, Patras, Greece

6Trainee in Rheumatology, University Hospital Patras, Greece

7Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, School of Health

Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Greece

D Karokis, D Karamanis, S Xesfingi

Keywords: rheumatoid arthritis, anxiety, depression, STAI, GHQ28, HAQ-DI, elderly
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