Rheumatic Conditions as Risk Factors for Self-Harm: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Arthritis Care & Research
James PriorChristian Mallen

Abstract

To examine the risk of self-harm in rheumatic conditions. We conducted a retrospective cohort study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Patients with ankylosing spondylitis, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, or rheumatoid arthritis were identified from 1990 to 2016 and matched to patients without these conditions. Incident self-harm was defined by medical record codes following a rheumatic diagnosis. Incidence rates (per 10,000 person-years) were reported for each condition, both overall and year-on-year (2000-2016). Cox regression analysis determined risk (hazard ratio [HR] and 95% confidence interval [95% CI]) of self-harm for each rheumatic cohort compared to the matched unexposed cohort. Initial crude analysis was subsequently adjusted and stratified by age and sex. Due to nonproportionality over time, osteoarthritis was also stratified by disease duration (<1 year, ≥1 to <5 years, ≥5 to <10 years, and ≥10 years). The incidence of self-harm was highest in patients with fibromyalgia (HR 25.12 [95% CI 22.45-28.11] per 10,000 person-years) and lowest for osteoarthritis (HR 6.48 [95% CI 6.20-6.76]). There was a crude association with each rheumatic condition and self-harm, except for ankylosing spondylitis. Alt...Continue Reading

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