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Key clinical point: A clinically noteworthy improvement in mental health was observed in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who were treated with Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors.

Major finding: The pooled incremental mean reduction in short form-36 mental component score with JAK monotherapy was 4.95 (95% CI 4.41-5.48), which was greater than the minimum clinically important difference value of 2.5, indicating significant improvement in mental health following JAK monotherapy.

Study details: This was a meta-analysis of 19 studies involving 14,323 patients with RA.

Disclosures: This study received no specific funding. The authors did not have any potential conflict of interests.

Source: Shamail GMH et al. Rheumatol Ther. 2021 (Dec 13). Doi: 10.1007/s40744-021-00409-6.

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Key clinical point: A clinically noteworthy improvement in mental health was observed in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who were treated with Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors.

Major finding: The pooled incremental mean reduction in short form-36 mental component score with JAK monotherapy was 4.95 (95% CI 4.41-5.48), which was greater than the minimum clinically important difference value of 2.5, indicating significant improvement in mental health following JAK monotherapy.

Study details: This was a meta-analysis of 19 studies involving 14,323 patients with RA.

Disclosures: This study received no specific funding. The authors did not have any potential conflict of interests.

Source: Shamail GMH et al. Rheumatol Ther. 2021 (Dec 13). Doi: 10.1007/s40744-021-00409-6.

Key clinical point: A clinically noteworthy improvement in mental health was observed in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who were treated with Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors.

Major finding: The pooled incremental mean reduction in short form-36 mental component score with JAK monotherapy was 4.95 (95% CI 4.41-5.48), which was greater than the minimum clinically important difference value of 2.5, indicating significant improvement in mental health following JAK monotherapy.

Study details: This was a meta-analysis of 19 studies involving 14,323 patients with RA.

Disclosures: This study received no specific funding. The authors did not have any potential conflict of interests.

Source: Shamail GMH et al. Rheumatol Ther. 2021 (Dec 13). Doi: 10.1007/s40744-021-00409-6.

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