Authors
Pedro H T Q de Almeida, Tatiana Barcelos Pontes, Jane Davis, Lilian Dias Bernardo, Licia Maria Henrique da Mota
Published in
The British journal of occupational therapy. Volume 89. Issue 7. Pages 458-467. Epub Dec 27, 2025.
Abstract
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) restricts function and limits participation in everyday activities. While functional impairments are well-documented, RA's impact on occupational repertoire, particularly in leisure activities, remains underexplored.
To examine pre-post changes in occupational repertoire following RA onset and explore associations with functional status and disease activity.
In this cross-sectional study, 32 adults with RA (28 women) from a tertiary rheumatology clinic completed the DAS-28, HAQ-DI, and Activity Card Sort - Brazil (ACS-BR) rating changes in their occupational repertoire before and after disease onset.
Post-onset participation fell in all ACS-BR domains (p < 0.01), most sharply in Instrumental (r = 0.73), High-Demand leisure (r = 0.75), and Social activities (r = 0.63), with an ICF mapping showing increased participation in health-management tasks (p < 0.01, r = 0.40). Functional disability, not disease activity, correlated with reduced Instrumental (ρ = -0.57) and Social (ρ = -0.39) participation.
RA causes broad occupational disruptions, beyond self-care and productivity activities. Routine mapping of occupational repertoire can help occupational therapists detect early withdrawal from leisure and social roles, set client-centered goals, and monitor outcomes. Interventions that protect leisure and social participation, alongside self-management, may help sustain meaningful participation and quality of life.
PMID:
42371516
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 29 Jun 2026.
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