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Beneficial effects of spa treatment on functional status and quality of life of patients with rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2008 INTRODUCTION Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic constantly deteriorating disease of unpredictable clinical course, with exacerbations, remissions and damaged joints.
Mustur Dušan +3 more
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Evaluation of Performance of Different Disease Activity Scores in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients [PDF]
Zagazig University Medical JournalBackground: Making informed therapeutic decisions and evaluating the effectiveness of treatments depend on accurately detecting disease activity. Therefore, this study set out to evaluate the utility of various disease activity scores in a group of RA ...
Marwa Rezk +2 more
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Rheumatology and Therapy, 2019 Introduction Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a lifelong condition where spinal inflammation causes chronic back pain and restriction of spinal function.
Johannes C. Nossent +2 more
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Variability of patient and physician global assessment on visual analogue and Likert scales in rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Rheumatology, 2020 Objective. The study aimed to observe the variability of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity scores according to the type of patient global assessment (PtGA) and to compare these subjective assessments with objective measurements.
Claudiu C. Popescu +8 more
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The role of the Beclin-1: a gene related to autophagy in rheumatoid arthritis
Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, 2023 Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder. Autophagy, a regulator of cell homeostasis, can impact innate and adaptive immune cells activation and contribute to the pathogenesis of RA.
Shymaa A. Sarhan +3 more
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The Effectiveness of Aquatic Exercises in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Türk Osteoporoz Dergisi, 2014 Objective: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic destructive inflammatory disorder. This study is aimed to investigate the effects of balneotherapy and aquatherapy in the treatment of RA patients.
Tuncay Çakır +4 more
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South African Journal of Psychiatry, 2022 Background: Depression affects 14.8% – 38.8% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in developed countries. The prevalence and risk factors for depression in patients with RA in sub-Saharan Africa is not well established.
Mfundo Mabusela +3 more
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International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, Volume 29, Issue 6, June 2026.ABSTRACT Purpose To determine the association of body mass index (BMI) with incident COVID‐19 infection in patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) using biologic disease‐modifying anti‐rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) and targeted synthetic DMARDs (tsDMARDs) and to describe characteristics of patients with severe COVID‐19 infection. Methods This prospective
Preeti Dhanasekaran +9 more
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Rheumatology and Therapy, 2018 Introduction Controlled clinical studies have shown that the efficacy of tocilizumab (TCZ) monotherapy is superior to that of tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) monotherapy and comparable to that of TCZ plus methotrexate (MTX) for the treatment of ...
Leslie R. Harrold +4 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, Volume 78, Issue 1, Page 15-30, January 2026.As many patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) have chronic pain, understanding how to best assess and manage pain in IA is a priority. Comorbid depression is prevalent in adults with IA, affecting 15% to 39% of people. Although pain and depression are thought to be associated in IA, this concept is largely based on cross‐sectional data.
Natasha Cox +3 more
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