Objective To understand the current situation of sedentary behavior in patients with rheumatoid ar-thritis(RA)and analyze the influencing factors.Methods A total of 243 RA patients in our hospital from March to October 2022 were selected by convenience sampling method.The general information questionnaire,Charlson Co-morbidity Index,28 Joint Disease Activity Index(DAS28),Visual Analogue Scale(VAS),International Physical Ac-tivity Questionnaire(IPAQ),Fatigue Severity Scale(FSS),Kinesiophobia Tampa Scale(TSK),Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI),and Patient Health Questionnaire(PHQ-9)were used for investigation.Results The sedentary time of RA patients was 8.7(5.8,10.76)h/d,and 156 patients(64.20%)had sedentary behavior(that is,sedenta-ry time>6 h/d).logistic regression model analysis showed that RA patients with high comorbidities,severe pain,kinesiophobia,and higher C-reactive protein(CRP)levels were more likely to be sedentary(P<0.05).Conclusion There is a serious sedentary behavior in RA patients,and many factors hinder patients from making sedentary be-havior changes.It is suggested that medical staff should pay attention to the patient's disease status and psychologi-cal factors,establish a reasonable support system,and encourage patients with strong activity fear,high complica-tion index,and severe pain to take low-intensity activities,such as standing and changing posture to reduce sedenta-ry,and further intervention programs are to increase patients'physical activity and aerobic exercise.