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The Lupus Damage Index Revision Program: Results From the Item Generation and Reduction Phases

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A data‐driven and expert/patient consensus‐based project to develop a revised Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Damage Index (SDI) is under way supported by SLICC, ACR, and the Lupus Foundation of America. Our objective is to report the item generation and reduction phase results
Burak Kundakci, Megan R. W. Barber, Ann E. Clarke, Sindhu R. Johnson, Anselm Mak, Hermine I. Brunner, Murat Inanc, Rosalind Ramsey‐Goldman, Guillermo Ruiz‐Irastorza, Ellen M. Ginzler, John G. Hanly, Alexandra Legge, Cynthia Aranow, Laurent Arnaud, Nathalie Costedoat‐Chalumeau, Dafna D. Gladman, Søren Jacobsen, Michelle Petri, Clovis A. Silva, Évelyne Vinet, Alexandre E. Voskuyl, SDI Revision Literature Review Groups, SDI Revision Delphi Panel, SDI Revision Item Reduction Committee, SDI Revision Clinical Domain Groups, Ian N. Bruce   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anorectal Dysfunction in Systemic Sclerosis: Clinical Phenotypes and Functional Patterns

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The aim of this study was to characterize specific physiologic defects in anorectal dysfunction in systemic sclerosis (SSc) using anorectal manometry (ARM), evaluate associations with gastrointestinal (GI) and extraintestinal clinical phenotypes, and explore potential serologic markers for risk stratification.
Timothy Kaniecki, Alireza Amindarolzarbi, Tsion Abdi, John Clarke, Michael Hughes, Ami A. Shah, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Caution in causal interpretation of ecological analyses of life expectancy during COVID-19 in Brazil. [PDF]

Lancet Reg Health Am
Queiroga M, Cardoso F, Medeiros Parente RC.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Frailty Predicts Incident Osteoporotic Fractures in Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increased risk of frailty and osteoporosis, but the relationship between frailty and incident osteoporotic fractures in RA is underexplored. Methods Data were from the Veterans Affairs (VA) Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry. Frailty was measured using the VA Frailty Index (VAFI).
Katherine D. Wysham, Hannah F. Brubeck, Aaron Baraff, Punyasha Roul, Namrata Singh, James S. Andrews, Grant W. Cannon, Gary A. Kunkel, Ted R. Mikuls, Bryant R. England, Dolores M. Shoback, Patricia P. Katz, Jose M. Garcia, Ariela R. Orkaby, Joshua F. Baker   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leave no one behind: Global Analysis on monitoring childhood vaccination timeliness and catch-up using data from the WHO/UNICEF joint reporting form on Immunization. [PDF]

Gates Open Res
Danovaro-Holliday MC, Castro-Aguirre I, Koh M, Kim IC, Nedelec Y, Contreras M, Bar-Zeev N, Velandia-Gonzalez M, Gacic-Dobo M.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Determinants of Body Mass Index in Early Systemic Sclerosis: Implications for Nutritional Risk Stratification

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Gastrointestinal (GI) involvement can lead to malnutrition in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Body mass index (BMI) remains the most widely used marker to screen nutritional status. We aimed to identify predictors of lower BMI in patients with SSc. Methods Patients with SSc from a prospective US cohort meeting 2013 American College of
Ali Y. Ayla, Meng Zhang, Bingrui Chen, Claudia Pedroza, Brian Skaug, Maureen Mayes, Michael Hughes, Shervin Assassi, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implementation of stroke prevention: a review of challenges and opportunities in the Americas. [PDF]

Lancet Reg Health Am
Martins SO, Ordunez P, Borelli WV, Ovbiagele B, Urrutia VC, Abanto C, Alet MJ, Almarie B, Alvarez TF, Amaya P, Ameriso S, Arauz A, Barboza MA, Bayona H, Calleja J, Cano-Nigenda V, Carbonera LA, Carrillo-Larco RM, Constanzo F, Corredor A, de Souza AC, Diestro JD, Fregni F, Guerrero R, Jimenez C, Lanas F, Martinez R, Moro C, Muñoz-Venturelli P, Navia V, Novarro-Escudero N, Olavarría VV, Bernabé-Ortiz A, Pontes-Neto O, Pujol V, Rabinstein AA, Rosales J, Rosende A, Silva GS, Saposnik G, Sen S, Sposato L, Testai FD, Anderson CS, Lavados PM.   +44 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Engagement Patterns With an Artificial Intelligence Health Coach for Systemic Sclerosis Self‐Management: A Mixed Methods Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate utility of an artificial intelligence (AI) health coach for systemic sclerosis (SSc) self‐management and identify patterns associated with participant engagement. Methods We conducted a mixed methods study in which an AI health coach, powered by a large language model (LLM), was used to support self‐management for SSc.
Nirali Shah, Melanie Morris, Cristina Daraban, Sophia Johnson, Susan L. Murphy   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Americas are not on track to end TB: tuberculosis incidence analysis under the 2025 WHO goals. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Rodríguez-Pazmiño ÁS, Orlando SA, Cardenas Franco C, Carvajal E, Paredes DS, Franco Sotomayor G, Garcia-Bereguian MA.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Enterobius vermicularis as a Mimic of Acute Appendicitis: A Case Report and Updated Systematic Review. [PDF]

Cureus
Jaffry K, Tran A, Hyune MA, Liyanage R, George SV.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source