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Self-Reported Medication Adherence in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: The Role of Illness Perception and Medication Beliefs

The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 2020
Objectives: This study aims to investigate medication adherence in Turkish patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and analyze the related factors for non-adherence. Patients and methods: Ninety-nine patients with AS (60 males, 39 females; mean age
Sena TOLU, Aylin REZVANİ, İlhan KARACAN, Derya BUGDAYCI, Habib Can KÜÇÜK, Ömer Faruk BUCAK, Teoman AYDIN   +6 more
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Clinical Significance of Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring for Mycophenolate in Patients With Extrarenal Systemic Lupus Erythematosus—A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Clinical response to mycophenolic acid (MPA) is highly heterogeneous; thus, therapeutic drug level monitoring (TDM) may help improve treatment efficacy. This systematic review and meta‐analysis examined therapeutic ranges for MPA levels associated with better outcomes and safety in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE ...
Zahraa Qamhieh, Dalia Sriwi, Callie Saric, Tripti Singh, Christie M. Bartels, Shivani Garg   +5 more
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Developing and Evaluating a Laboratory‐Based Frailty Index for the Prediction of Long‐Term Health Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to construct and evaluate the first laboratory‐based frailty index (FI‐Lab) for predicting adverse outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to compare its predictive ability to that of an existing clinical FI. Methods We used data from a single‐center prospective cohort of adult patients with SLE whose baseline visit ...
Grace Burns, Samuel D. Searle, Alexandra Legge   +2 more
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Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head in a Patient with Behçet's Disease

The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 2013
Behçet's disease (BD) is a vasculitis characterized by clinical exacerbations and remissions in which various types of blood vessels with different diameters and localizations are involved.[] Avascular necrosis of the femoral head due to obstruction of ...
Murat ERSÖZ, Gülçin URAL, Elif Esen ÖZDEMİR, Selami AKKUŞ   +3 more
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High Health Care Utilization Preceding Diagnosis With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Although early diagnosis improves long‐term outcomes, patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) often experience prolonged, circuitous paths to diagnosis. To inform diagnostic improvement, we sought to characterize health care utilization in the year preceding diagnosis. Methods We identified 10,021 patients with an incident diagnosis
Anna Costello, Rui Xiao, Xuemei Zhang, Jahan Jazayeri, Irit R. Rasooly, Pamela F. Weiss   +5 more
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Increased Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Female Patients With Fibromyalgia: A Preliminary Study

The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 2015
Objectives: This study aims to measure the carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) of patients with fibromyalgia (FM) by using ultrasound imaging and to investigate whether carotid IMT measurements were associated with the severity of FM ...
Hüma BÖLÜK, Gökhan Tuna ÖZTÜRK, Didem CÖMERT, Murat ERSÖZ   +3 more
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Integrating Patient‐Reported Quality Measures in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Development of the American College of Rheumatology Implementation Guide

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To support high‐quality, patient‐centered care for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) developed evidence‐based measures incorporating clinical and patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs). Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), we conducted semistructured interviews ...
Catherine Nasrallah, Cherish Wilson, Christine Hariz, Christie M. Bartels, Shanthini Kasturi, Wambui Machua, Amy Bennett, Kate Chiseri, Allison Plitman, Starla Hairston Blanks, April Jorge, Patti Katz, Jinoos Yazdany, Shivani Garg   +13 more
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Supplementum 205: Joint annual meeting of the Swiss Society of Rheumatology and the Swiss Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (Interlaken, Switzerland, September 4-5, 2014)

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2014
Swiss Society of Rheumatology, Swiss Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine   +1 more
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Resident Interventional Spine Course with Didactics and Hands-On Skills Lab

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Introduction Fluoroscopically guided spine procedures are a common and integral treatment option for a comprehensive spine care plan. Unfortunately, interventional spine education and training can vary greatly between residency programs.
William J. Naber, Andrew Coryea, Jared Gershowitz, Michael Haupt, Andi Garcia, SriKrishna Chandran, John Yarjanian, Sandra Hearn, David J. Kohns   +8 more
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Trajectories of Physical Function in Canadian Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We describe trajectories of physical function in children newly diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and identify trajectories with persisting functional impairments and associated baseline characteristics. Methods We included patients enrolled in the Canadian Alliance of Pediatric Rheumatology Investigators (CAPRI) Registry ...
Clare Cunningham, Meghan McPherson, Lillian Lim, Roberta A. Berard, Matthew Berkowitz, Jean‐Philippe Proulx‐Gauthier, Brian M. Feldman, Nicole Johnson, Dax G. Rumsey, Heinrike Schmeling, Lori B. Tucker, Thomas Loughin, Kristin M. Houghton, Jaime Guzman, for the Canadian Alliance of Pediatric Rheumatology Investigators (CAPRI) Registry Investigators, David A. Cabral, Gaëlle Chédeville, Ciarán M. Duffy, Kerstin Gerhold, Jaime Guzman, Linda Hiraki, Adam M. Huber, Heinrike Schmeling, Natalie J. Shiff, Lori B. Tucker, Julie Barsalou, Daniah Basodan, Michelle Batthish, Roberta A. Berard, Nicholas Blanchette, Gilles Boire, Roxana Bolaria, Alessandra Bruns, David A. Cabral, Sarah Campillo, Tania Cellucci, Mercedes Chan, Gaëlle Chédeville, Amieleena Chhabra, Julie Couture, Paul Dancey, Jean‐Jacques De Bruycker, Erkan Demirkaya, Muhammed Dhalla, Ciarán M. Duffy, Talal El Tal, Tommy Gerschman, Jaime Guzman, Liane Heale, Julie Herrington, Kristin M. Houghton, Adan M. Huber, Andrea Human, Nicole Johnson, Roman Jurencak, Bianca Lang, Claire LeBlanc, Lillian Lim, Lily S. H. Lim, Nadia Luca, Jeanine McColl, Tara McGrath, Tamara McMillan, Megan McPherson, Paivi Miettunen, Kimberly Morishita, Honyan Ng, Jonathan Park, Jean‐Philippe Proulx‐Gauthier, Johannes Roth, Evelyn Rozenblyum, Dax G. Rumsey, Heinrike Schmeling, Rosie Scuccimarri, Gordon Soon, Rebeka Stevenson, Elizabeth Stringer, Herman Tam, Lori B. Tucker, Marinka Twilt, Ruud H. J. Verstegen, Karen Watanabe Duffy   +81 more
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