Arthritis Data: Department of Health

Rhode Island Numbers 2017

Arthritis can severely affect people’s physical and mental wellbeing, and people with arthritis may also be struggling with other health-related issues:

Other health-related issues	Percent of RI adults
Worried about affording nutritious meals in the past year	43.9%
Don't usually get enough social/emotional support	30.1%
Also have another chronic condition*	71.2%
Say their general health is fair or poor	30.2%
Had multiple days of poor mental health in the past month	38.2%

Other health-related issues

Percent of RI adults

Worried about affording nutritious meals in the past year

43.9%

Don't usually get enough social/emotional support

30.1%

Also have another chronic condition*

71.2%

Say their general health is fair or poor

30.2%

Had multiple days of poor mental health in the past month

38.2%

While white adults are more likely to be diagnosed, people of color report a greater associated health burden. This may result from unequal access to timely health care and related services.

	Hispanic/ Latinx adults	Black adults	Non-Hispanic white adults
Prevalence of diagnosed arthritis	13.9%	15.2%	30.9%
Joint pain score (on scale 0-10)	6.8	5.2	4.5
Activity is limited due to arthritis symptoms	76.6%	54.6%	45.7%
Arthritis affects whether, type, or amount of work done	65.5%	40.2%	29.6%
Ever took a class on how to manage arthritis	23.1%	20.3%	12.1%

Hispanic/ Latinx adults

Black adults

Non-Hispanic white adults

Prevalence of diagnosed arthritis

13.9%

15.2%

30.9%

Joint pain score (on scale 0-10)

6.8

5.2

4.5

Activity is limited due to arthritis symptoms

76.6%

54.6%

45.7%

Arthritis affects whether, type, or amount of work done

65.5%

40.2%

29.6%

Ever took a class on how to manage arthritis

23.1%

20.3%

12.1%

Classes on chronic pain self-management and chronic disease self-management are available to help Rhode Island adults learn healthy behavior tips for conditions like arthritis.

Number of RI adults who took a class on chronic pain or chronic disease self-management in 2018

794

Percent who completed the course

80.6%

Percent reporting greater confidence in managing their chronic condition at the end of the 6-week course

51.9%

Percent reporting greater confidence in doing things other than taking medication to manage their condition

46.4%

Percent reporting better general health at the end of the 6-week course

34.8%

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Rhode Island Numbers 2017

Arthritis can severely affect people’s physical and mental wellbeing, and people with arthritis may also be struggling with other health-related issues:

While white adults are more likely to be diagnosed, people of color report a greater associated health burden. This may result from unequal access to timely health care and related services.

Classes on chronic pain self-management and chronic disease self-management are available to help Rhode Island adults learn healthy behavior tips for conditions like arthritis.