EVALUATION OF SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC, CLINIC AND THERAPEUTIC PROFILE IN PEOPLE WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS FROM A REFERENCE CENTER IN THE CITY OF SALVADOR

Background:  Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic and autoimmune disease with unknown origin, characterized by inflammatory involvement of multiple joints.   This study aimed to evaluate the sociodemographic, clinical and therapeutic profile for subjects  with rheumatoid arthritis from a reference center in the city of Salvador. It was made a descriptive study with 97 individuals with RA. This sample was compose by 93% of female with age between 35 to 59 years (63%), skin color Brown  (47%) and black (38%) in C2 social class (40%) and 35% with school graduate schooling, 91(%) presents pain:  severe pain in 79(%) nociceptive (41%), mixed (39%) and  14.4% was in use of medicines and physical therapy. These results allows reorganize the therapeutic and preventive approach to a specific profile. The therapeutics practicing are not enough to control a tissue wear, and  the pain that became a limiter factor to the patient care success with RA.