Background Rheumatoid arthritis is the most prevalent from of inflammatory arthritis. One of the key components for its multidimensional outcome is the disease activity, measured by DAS28 ESR. The phsycal, emotional, and social aspect of RA contribute to the quality of life, and SF 36 questionaire can be used to measure it. This study aims to ascertain the correlation between the disease activity (DAS28 ESR) and the quality of life (SF 36) in RA pantients.