OBJECTIVES: Rheumatoid arthritis is (RA) associated with numerous comorbidities that have major impacts on patients’ quality of life. The purpose of this study is of twofold, first, to measure the health related utilities on patients with RA using time trade-off (TTO) and EQ-5D and to examine how these different measures were related to a disease specific measure, Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) and disability level of RA. Second, to investigate absenteeism and presenteeism using Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire for Patients with RA (WPAI-RA). METHODS: Face-to-face patient interviews on patients with mild RA (DAS <3.2), moderate RA (3.2