Hazes J M, Hayton R, Silman A J
Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands.
J Rheumatol. 1993 Jul;20(7):1138-42.
To study, both qualitatively and quantitatively, morning stiffness in consecutive patients attending a rheumatology clinic.
A detailed interview from 93 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 46 patients with noninflammatory joint disease.
Occurrence, duration and severity of morning stiffness were similar in both groups, as was its detailed qualitative description. Patients with RA with active disease had higher severity scores of morning stiffness than those with inactive disease.
Morning stiffness is a poor discriminator between RA and noninflammatory joint disease. Its assessment by a severity score is better than one based on duration.
对连续就诊于风湿病门诊的患者的晨僵进行定性和定量研究。
对93例类风湿关节炎（RA）患者和46例非炎性关节病患者进行详细访谈。
两组患者晨僵的发生情况、持续时间和严重程度相似，其详细的定性描述也相似。活动期RA患者的晨僵严重程度评分高于非活动期患者。
晨僵在RA和非炎性关节病之间鉴别能力较差。通过严重程度评分进行评估优于基于持续时间的评估。
