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No long-term impact of low-energy distal radius fracture on health-related quality of life and global quality of life: a case-control study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2009
Background Changes in patient-reported outcomes like health related quality of life (HRQOL) and global quality of life (GQOL) in patients with low-energy distal radius fracture might be related to fracture, or be within the normal range of variation in ...
Mengshoel Anne, Haugeberg Glenn, Rohde Gudrun, Moum Torbjorn, Wahl Astrid K   +4 more
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(Foot disorders in rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthropathies in rheumatology practice; clinical, ultrasonographic and electrophysiological study).

Minia Journal of Medical Research
Background: Foot involvement is prevalent in inflammatory arthritis, contributing to disability, yet often underassessed. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthropathies (SpA) commonly affect the feet, with distinct patterns of synovitis, enthesitis,
aya ragaa, Amal hassan, Rawhya El Shereef, Al-shaimaa Abdel-Naiem   +3 more
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, 2008
thesisRecent literature suggests that outcome measures are useful in assessing disease activity. Many measures have been used in previous clinical trials. This study focused on self-assessment measures to evaluate disease activity.
Trotter, Nancy
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In wealthier countries, patients perceive worse impact of the disease although they have lower objectively assessed disease activity:results from the cross-sectional COMORA study

, 2016
Objectives To investigate patterns in patient-reported and physician-reported disease outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from countries with different level of socioeconomic development.
Boonen, A., Keszei, Andras, Gossec, L., Putrik, Polina, Hmamouchi, I., Ramiro, S., Hifinger, Monika, Dougados, M.   +7 more
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Comparative effectiveness and safety of rituximab versus subsequent anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with prior exposure to anti-tumor necrosis factor therapies in the United States Corrona registry [PDF]

, 2015
INTRODUCTION: Patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) despite anti-tumor necrosis factor(anti-TNF)agent treatment can switch to either a subsequent anti-TNF agent or a biologic with an alternative mechanism of action, such as rituximab; however ...
Reed, George W., Magner, Robert P., Kremer, Joel M., Shewade, Ashwini, Harrold, Leslie R, John, Ani, Greenberg, Jeffrey D.   +6 more
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류마티스 관절염에서 Methotrexate - Hydroxychloroquine 병합치료와 Methotrexate 단독치료의 비교연구 [PDF]

, 1999
Objective: To assess the relative efficacy of combination therapy of methotrexate(MTX) and hydroxychloroquine(HCQ) in rheumatoid arthritis, we performed an open clinical trial for 6 months. Methods: We compared the efficacy of combination therapy of MTX(
송, 창호, 박, 용범, 이, 충원, 이, 봉기, 이, 원기, 이, 찬희, 서, 창희   +6 more
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Physical activity and nutritional profile assessment in elderly rheumatoid arthritis patients

Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation
Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are at risk of malnutrition and physical inactivity, in particular elderly patients (≥ 65 years). This study aimed to evaluate the nutritional status and physical activity (PA) level in a sample of elderly RA
Amira Mohamed El Sharkawy, Rania Elsaied Elkholy, Heba Ahmed Almokadem   +2 more
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Micro-structural bone changes in early rheumatoid arthritis persist over 1-year despite use of disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug therapy

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2017
Background We used High Resolution – peripheral Quantitative CT (HR-pQCT) imaging to examine peri-articular bone quality in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and explore whether bone quality improved over 12-months in individuals receiving care consistent ...
Lynne M. Feehan, Linda L. Li, Heather A. McKay   +2 more
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Translation and validation of the Fatigue Severity Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire into the Maltese language, in a cohort of Maltese Systemic Lupus Erythematosus patients [PDF]

, 2017
PURPOSE: The assessment of fatigue, sleep quality and functional disability requires the use of validated instruments such as the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire ...
Borg, Andrew A., Magro, Rosalie, Camilleri, Liberato   +2 more
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Effect of TNF antagonists on the productivity of daily work of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2013
Hidekazu Furuya,1 Tsuyoshi Kasama,1 Takeo Isozaki,1,2 Masayu Umemura,1 Kumiko Otsuka,1 Sakiko Isojima,1 Hiroyuki Tsukamoto,1 TakehiroTokunaga,1 Ryo Yanai,1 Ryo Takahashi11Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of ...
Furuya H, Kasama T, Isozaki T, Umemura M, Otsuka K, Isojima S, Tsukamoto H, Tokunaga T, Yanai R, Takahashi R   +9 more
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