Subjective and Objective Measures of Dryness Symptoms in Primary Sjögren's Syndrome: Capturing the Discrepancy.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common inflammatory disorder affecting the cervical spine. The purpose of this study was to characterize the atloaxial involvement with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with early RA at the moment of diagnosis and after 18 months of a tight control therapy. M...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Zoli A,Bosello S,Magarelli N,D'Antona G,Amelia R,Fedele A,Peluso G,Bonomo L,Ferraccioli G

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) has been associated with improved survival among SLE patients from tertiary referral centers. We aimed to determine the potential impact of HCQ use on the risk of mortality among SLE patients in the general population. METHODS:We conducted a nested case-control study within an incide...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Jorge A,McCormick N,Lu N,Zheng Y,Esdaile J,De Vera M,Choi H,Avina-Zubieta JA

更新日期：2020-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe long-term physical functioning and its association with somatic comorbidity and comorbid depression in patients with established rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Longitudinal data over a period of 11 years were collected from 882 patients with RA at study inclusion. Patient-reported outcomes we...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： van den Hoek J,Roorda LD,Boshuizen HC,van Hees J,Rupp I,Tijhuis GJ,Dekker J,van den Bos GA

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare educational and vocational outcomes among adults with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and adult-onset SLE. METHODS:We used data derived from the 2002–2010 cycles of the Lupus Outcomes Study, a longitudinal cohort of 1,204 adult subjects with SLE. Subjects ages 18–60 years living...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Lawson EF,Hersh AO,Trupin L,von Scheven E,Okumura MJ,Yazdany J,Yelin EH

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the occurrence of traditional cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and coronary artery calcification (CAC) in adults with polymyositis (PM) or dermatomyositis (DM) compared to healthy controls and to assess the association between CV risk factors, PM/DM, and CAC score. METHODS:Traditional CV risk fa...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Diederichsen LP,Diederichsen AC,Simonsen JA,Junker P,Søndergaard K,Lundberg IE,Tvede N,Gerke O,Christensen AF,Dreyer L,Petersen H,Ejstrup L,Kay SD,Jacobsen S

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In a pilot study, our group showed that an internet-based self-management program improves self-efficacy in systemic sclerosis (SSc). The objective of the current study was to compare an internet-based self-management program to a patient-focused educational book developed to assess measures of self-efficacy ...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Khanna D,Serrano J,Berrocal VJ,Silver RM,Cuencas P,Newbill SL,Battyany J,Maxwell C,Alore M,Dyas L,Riggs R,Connolly K,Kellner S,Fisher JJ,Bush E,Sachdeva A,Evnin L,Raisch DW,Poole JL

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop and validate a short form of the Cochin Hand Function Scale (CHFS), which measures hand disability, for use in systemic sclerosis, using objective criteria and reproducible techniques. METHODS:Responses on the 18-item CHFS were obtained from English-speaking patients enrolled in the Scleroderma Pa...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Levis AW,Harel D,Kwakkenbos L,Carrier ME,Mouthon L,Poiraudeau S,Bartlett SJ,Khanna D,Malcarne VL,Sauve M,van den Ende CH,Poole JL,Schouffoer AA,Welling J,Thombs BD,the Scleroderma Patient-Centered Intervention Network Inves

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether a 12-week physical therapist-delivered combined pain coping skills training (PCST) and exercise (PCST/exercise) is more efficacious and cost effective than either treatment alone for knee osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS:This was an assessor-blinded, 3-arm randomized controlled trial in 22...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Bennell KL,Ahamed Y,Jull G,Bryant C,Hunt MA,Forbes AB,Kasza J,Akram M,Metcalf B,Harris A,Egerton T,Kenardy JA,Nicholas MK,Keefe FJ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Illness behaviors (cognitive, affective, and behavioral reactions) among individuals with systemic sclerosis (SSc; scleroderma) are of clinical concern due to relationships between these behaviors and physical and mental quality of life, such as pain and symptoms of depression. Self-report measures with good ...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Merz EL,Malcarne VL,Roesch SC,Sharif R,Harper BE,Draeger HT,Gonzalez EB,Nair DK,McNearney TA,Assassi S,Mayes MD

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence, incidence, and mortality rates of autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) by using a population-based database. METHODS:We used the longitudinal health insurance database (comprising 1,000,000 beneficiaries) of the Taiwan National Health Insurance from ...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Yu KH,See LC,Kuo CF,Chou IJ,Chou MJ

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate differences in EMG muscle activity and scapular kinematics during elevation in the scapular plane between healthy controls, participants with multidirectional shoulder laxity (MDL), and patients with multidirectional shoulder instability (MDI) who are diagnosed with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos sy...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Spanhove V,Calders P,Berckmans K,Palmans T,Malfait F,Cools A,De Wandele I

更新日期：2020-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The role of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is poorly understood. We examined the prevalence of CVD risk factors at initial onset of PsA and compared the observed incidence of CVD events with that predicted by the Framingham Risk Score (FRS) to determine its applicabilit...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Ernste FC,Sánchez-Menéndez M,Wilton KM,Crowson CS,Matteson EL,Maradit Kremers H

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the extent to which thigh intermuscular fat (IMF) and quadriceps muscle (QM) volumes explained variance in knee extensor strength and physical performance in women with radiographic knee osteoarthritis (ROA) and without. METHODS:Baseline data from 125 women (age ≥50 years) in the Osteoarthritis ...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Maly MR,Calder KM,Macintyre NJ,Beattie KA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There are few reports on the treatment of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) in children. This study characterizes the use of cyclophosphamide, rituximab, and plasma exchange in children hospitalized with AAV in the US. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective cohort study of childre...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： James KE,Xiao R,Merkel PA,Weiss PF

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) was developed to screen for depressive disorders in community, primary care, and medical settings. We aimed to estimate its diagnostic accuracy, internal consistency, reliability, and convergent validity in diagnosing major depressive disorder (MDD) in Greek patients...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Hyphantis T,Kotsis K,Voulgari PV,Tsifetaki N,Creed F,Drosos AA

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although it is common for rheumatologists to initiate biologic agents after failure of methotrexate monotherapy in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ample data support the initial use of combinations of conventional therapies in this clinical scenario. Our study explores the durability of triple therapy (methotrexat...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Peper SM,Lew R,Mikuls T,Brophy M,Rybin D,Wu H,O'Dell J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To portray experiences of women engaging in everyday tasks, activities, and occupations, from symptom onset to 12 months after diagnosis with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and to explore the meanings attributed to their activities and occupations. METHODS:A secondary analysis of qualitative data, guided by phen...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： McDonald HN,Dietrich T,Townsend A,Li LC,Cox S,Backman CL

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Localized scleroderma can negatively affect children's quality of life (QoL), but predictors of impact have not been well described. We sought to identify predictors of QoL impact in juvenile localized scleroderma patients. METHODS:We analyzed longitudinal data from a single-center cohort of juvenile localiz...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Ardalan K,Zigler CK,Torok KS

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Prior studies have established disparities by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES) in the kind, quantity, and technical quality of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) care and outcomes. In this study we evaluate whether disparities exist in assessments of interactions with health care providers and he...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Yelin E,Yazdany J,Tonner C,Trupin L,Criswell LA,Katz P,Schmajuk G

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The University of California in San Diego Shortness of Breath Questionnaire (UCSD SOBQ) has been used to assess dyspnea-related activity limitation in patients with airway and parenchymal lung disease. We sought to assess the construct validity and responsiveness of the UCSD SOBQ in systemic sclerosis (SSc; s...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Chung L,Chen H,Khanna D,Steen VD

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study low blood hemoglobin concentrations as a predictor of radiographic damage progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Post hoc analyses were performed in patients from the PREMIER trial with early RA undergoing 2 years of adalimumab (ADA), methotrexate (MTX), or ADA + MTX combina...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Möller B,Everts-Graber J,Florentinus S,Li Y,Kupper H,Finckh A

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to compare the feasibility and effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) with that of high-intensity volitional resistance training for improving muscle structure and function and physical function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We also compared pre-in...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Piva SR,Khoja SS,Toledo FGS,Chester-Wasko M,Fitzgerald GK,Goodpaster BH,Smith CN,Delitto A

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence, incidence, and burden of gout in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) from 2005-2014. METHODS:We used national VHA data from 1/1999-12/2014 to determine the annual incidence and prevalence of gout in the VHA. Gout burden to the VHA was determined by the proportion of patients...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Helget LN,England BR,Roul P,Sayles H,Petro AD,Michaud K,Mikuls TR

更新日期：2020-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Anti-citrullinated peptide antibody (ACPA) and rheumatoid factor (RF) are markers to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Smoking and shared epitope (SE) in HLA-DRB1 are associated with the production of these autoantibodies in RA. Detailed distribution and characterization of ACPA and RF in the general population have...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Terao C,Ohmura K,Ikari K,Kawaguchi T,Takahashi M,Setoh K,Nakayama T,Kosugi S,Sekine A,Tabara Y,Taniguchi A,Momohara S,Yamanaka H,Yamada R,Matsuda F,Mimori T,Nagahama Study Group.

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The goal of this study was to determine the sensitivity of the new 2013 classification criteria for systemic sclerosis (SSc; scleroderma) in an independent cohort of SSc subjects and to assess the contribution of individual items of the criteria to the overall sensitivity. METHODS:SSc subjects from the Canad...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Alhajeri H,Hudson M,Fritzler M,Pope J,Tatibouet S,Markland J,Robinson D,Jones N,Khalidi N,Docherty P,Kaminska E,Masetto A,Sutton E,Mathieu JP,Ligier S,Grodzicky T,LeClercq S,Thorne C,Gyger G,Smith D,Fortin PR,La

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate ixekizumab safety in adults with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). METHODS:Safety data from 2 integrated data sets are presented: 1) 24-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled period of SPIRIT-P1 and SPIRIT-P2; and 2) all ixekizumab-treated patients of SPIRIT-P1 and SPIRIT-P2 plus SPIRIT-P3 open-label pe...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Mease P,Roussou E,Burmester GR,Goupille P,Gottlieb A,Moriarty SR,Benichou O,Adams DH,Xu W,Nash P

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of patient gender on patient-physician communication in the process of recommendation for total knee arthroplasty (TKA). METHODS:Seventy-one physicians (38 family physicians and 33 orthopedic surgeons) in Ontario performed blinded assessments of 2 standardized patients (1 man and 1 ...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Borkhoff CM,Hawker GA,Kreder HJ,Glazier RH,Mahomed NN,Wright JG

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate pain, fatigue, and psychological functioning of childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and examine how these factors impact health-related quality of life (HRQOL). METHODS:At a tertiary rheumatology clinic, 60 childhood-onset SLE patients completed the following: a visual ana...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Jones JT,Cunningham N,Kashikar-Zuck S,Brunner HI

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cachexia is a disorder characterized by involuntary weight loss in addition to loss of homeostatic control of both energy and protein balance. Despite an abundance of data from other inflammatory diseases, cachexia in SLE remains a largely undescribed syndrome. METHODS:2406 patients in a prospective SLE coho...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Stojan G,Li J,Wittmaack A,Petri M

更新日期：2020-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate demographic, symptom-related, and cognitive determinants of cane use for knee osteoarthritis (OA) and prioritize the factors that could facilitate cane use in people with no previous cane use. METHODS:A survey of people ages ≥45 years with a clinical diagnosis of knee OA was conducted. The sur...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Hart J,Hinman RS,van Ginckel A,Hall M,Nelligan R,Bennell KL

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00