Practice Pattern of Hepatitis B Testing in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Cross-National Comparison Between the US and Taiwan.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Telemedicine is increasingly being offered to patients for rheumatology care, but few studies have examined factors associated with telemedicine use or outcomes of telemedicine in rheumatology. The objective of this analysis was to determine factors associated with the use of video telemedicine when offered a...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Ferucci ED,Holck P,Day GM,Choromanski TL,Freeman SL

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Health information technology (HIT) holds promise in increasing access to rheumatologists by improving the quality and efficiency of referrals, but few studies have examined its use for this purpose. We evaluated the use and impact of a novel electronic referral (eReferral) system in rheumatology in a safety-...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Scheibe MM,Imboden JB,Schmajuk G,Margaretten M,Graf JD,Chen AH,Yelin EH,Yazdany J

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Methotrexate (MTX) is the anchor drug in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) due to its effectiveness, tolerability, and cost. This study examines MTX prescribing practices in the US from 2009 to 2014. METHODS:Symphony Health Solutions, which covers 274 million patients in the US, was used to identify...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Rohr MK,Mikuls TR,Cohen SB,Thorne JC,O'Dell JR

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify whether rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with driving ability and/or the use of assistive devices or modifications to improve driving ability. METHODS:We conducted a systematic literature review following PRISMA guidelines of RA and driving ability/adaptations by searching multiple databas...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Zhou DJ,Mikuls TR,Schmidt C,England BR,Bergman DA,Rizzo M,Merickel J,Michaud K

更新日期：2020-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association of socioeconomic status (SES) and delays in disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) treatment with clinical measures in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. METHODS:RA patients were recruited from rheumatology practices. We assessed SES based on education, occupation, and incom...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Molina E,Del Rincon I,Restrepo JF,Battafarano DF,Escalante A

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the association of specific comorbidities with periprosthetic fractures after primary total knee replacement (TKR). METHODS:We used the prospectively collected data in the Mayo Clinic total joint registry from 1989-2008 on all patients who had undergone primary TKR. The outcome of interest was post...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Singh JA,Lewallen DG

更新日期：2011-10-01 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:To describe the perception of the current role of systemic glucocorticoids in the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by examining their importance and the current level of evidence in recent guidelines, and to identify open questions to be addressed in future guidelines and research projects. METHODS:We...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Palmowski Y,Buttgereit T,Dejaco C,Bijlsma JW,Matteson EL,Voshaar M,Boers M,Buttgereit F

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare T1ρ relaxation times of the medial and lateral regions of the patella and femoral trochlea at 6 and 12 months post-anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) on the ACLR and contralateral limb. Greater T1ρ relaxation times are associated with a lesser proteoglycan density of articular cartila...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Boling MC,Dupell M,Pfeiffer SJ,Wallace K,Lalush D,Spang JT,Nissman D,Pietrosimone B

更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the quality of care received by patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in 2 settings within the academic institution (a dedicated lupus clinic and a general rheumatology clinic) using validated SLE quality measures. METHODS:One hundred fifty consenting, consecutive SLE patients receiving...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Arora S,Nika A,Trupin L,Abraham H,Block J,Sequeira W,Yazdany J,Jolly M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the clinical manifestations and disease damage associated with discoid rash in a large multiethnic systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) cohort. METHODS:SLE patients (per American College of Rheumatology [ACR] criteria) ages ≥16 years with a disease duration of ≤10 years at enrollment and defined e...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Santiago-Casas Y,Vilá LM,McGwin G Jr,Cantor RS,Petri M,Ramsey-Goldman R,Reveille JD,Kimberly RP,Alarcón GS,Brown EE

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare but serious complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Chronic hypoxia is known to cause PAH resulting from pulmonary vascular remodeling. We investigated the association between anemic hypoxia and PAH in SLE patients. METHODS:Systolic pulmonary artery...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Kim KJ,Baek IW,Yoon CH,Kim WU,Cho CS

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if low-risk elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who screen positive for latent tuberculosis (TB) infection prior to anti–tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) therapy should be given isoniazid (INH). METHODS:A Markov model was developed. The base case was a patient age 65 years with RA st...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Hazlewood GS,Naimark D,Gardam M,Bykerk V,Bombardier C

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A recent study conducted by our clinical group demonstrated that low disease activity (LDA), defined as a clinical Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index 2000 (SLEDAI-2K) score ≤2, maintained for 12 months, confers the same risk for damage accrual as complete remission after 2 years. The aim of t...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Tselios K,Gladman DD,Touma Z,Su J,Anderson N,Urowitz MB

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare 3 methods for calculating the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index (BASMI) score using patients who participated in the GO-RAISE study. METHODS:Patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS) were randomly assigned in a 1:1.8:1.8 ratio to receive subcutaneous injections of placebo, golimum...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： van der Heijde D,Deodhar A,Inman RD,Braun J,Hsu B,Mack M

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the response of tocilizumab (TCZ) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by ultrasonographic evaluation of changes in the wrist and hand, and to determine whether such assessments during early TCZ treatment predict later clinical outcome. METHODS:Thirty-two RA patients about to receive TCZ...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Kume K,Amano K,Yamada S,Hatta K,Kuwaba N,Ohta H

更新日期：2011-10-01 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:To investigate whether patients affected by 1 of the 3 subsets of early systemic sclerosis (SSc; scleroderma), i.e., subset I, Raynaud's phenomenon with SSc marker autoantibodies and typical capillaroscopic findings; subset II, autoantibody positive only; and subset III, capillaroscopy positive only and not s...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Valentini G,Marcoccia A,Cuomo G,Vettori S,Iudici M,Bondanini F,Santoriello C,Ciani A,Cozzolino D,De Matteis GM,Cappabianca S,Vitelli F,Spanò A

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze trends in opioid prescriptions during visits to office-based physicians made by adults with arthritis in the US from 2006 to 2015. METHODS:We analyzed nationally representative data on patient visits to office-based physicians from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) 2006-2015. Vis...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Santo L,Schappert SM,Hootman JM,Helmick CG

更新日期：2020-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of muscle strength exercise training (MSET) on lean mass (LM) gain and muscle hypertrophy in older patients with lower extremity osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS:A comprehensive search of online databases was performed on April 20, 2019. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that reported...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Liao CD,Chen HC,Kuo YC,Tsauo JY,Huang SW,Liou TH

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The US national prevalence of spondylarthritis (SpA) was estimated for 2 published sets of classification criteria: the Amor criteria and the European Spondylarthropathy Study Group (ESSG) criteria. These 2 SpA criteria sets have been the most widely utilized in previous population-based studies of SpA. METH...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Reveille JD,Witter JP,Weisman MH

更新日期：2012-06-01 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 develop and pilot test a screening tool to identify cases of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) among patients exposed to gadolinium-containing contrast agents. METHODS:Sixty English-speaking subjects were enrolled: 10 subjects diagnosed as having NSF, 10 subjects with other fibrosing skin diseases, 20 s...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Lima XT,Alora-Palli MB,Kimball AB,Kay J

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine cross-sectionally whether intraabdominal fat area (IAFA), i.e., visceral fat, and liver fat assessed by computed tomography (CT) are independently associated with hyperuricemia. METHODS:Subjects were 801 Japanese men not taking antidiabetic, antihypertensive, or urate-lowering medications, without...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Yamada A,Sato KK,Kinuhata S,Uehara S,Endo G,Hikita Y,Fujimoto WY,Boyko EJ,Hayashi T

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the prevalence of the main comorbidities in 2 large cohorts of patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), with a focus on cardiovascular (CV) diseases. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional multicenter study where the prevalence of more relevant comorbiditie...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Rúa-Figueroa I,Fernández Castro M,Andreu JL,Sanchez-Piedra C,Martínez-Taboada V,Olivé A,López-Longo J,Rosas J,Galindo M,Calvo-Alén J,Fernández-Nebro A,Alonso F,Rodríguez-Lozano B,Alberto García Vadillo J,Menor R,Narváez FJ

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between leisure time physical exercise, body mass index (BMI), and risk of fibromyalgia (FM). METHODS:A longitudinal study with baseline assessment of physical exercise (frequency, duration, and intensity) and BMI was used to explore the risk of having FM at 11-year followup in a l...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Mork PJ,Vasseljen O,Nilsen TI

更新日期：2010-05-01 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:To assess the relative effectiveness of combining self-management and strength training for improving functional outcomes in patients with early knee osteoarthritis. METHODS:We conducted a randomized intervention trial lasting 24 months at an academic medical center. Community-dwelling middle-aged adults (n ...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： McKnight PE,Kasle S,Going S,Villanueva I,Cornett M,Farr J,Wright J,Streeter C,Zautra A

更新日期：2010-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association between exposure to oral contraceptives (OCs) and clinical outcomes in an early arthritis cohort. METHODS:Female patients with early inflammatory arthritis, ages 18-60 years, who were enrolled in an early arthritis cohort and had no exposure to hormone replacement were studied (n ...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Albrecht K,Callhoff J,Buttgereit F,Straub RH,Westhoff G,Zink A

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine time trends in the incidence and survival of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) over a 15-year period in Olmsted County, Minnesota, and to examine trends in incidence of PMR in the population by comparing this time period to a previous incidence cohort from the same population base. METHODS:All cases ...

journal_title：Arthritis care & research

authors： Raheel S,Shbeeb I,Crowson CS,Matteson EL

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00