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23-11-2018 | Psoriatic arthritis | Article

Assessing disease activity in psoriatic arthritis: A literature review

Tucker LJ et al. Rheumatol Ther 2018. doi: 10.1007/s40744-018-0132-4

07-04-2018 | Juvenile idiopathic arthritis | Article

Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Juvenile Arthritis Multidimensional Assessment Report (JAMAR) in 54 languages across 52 countries: Review of the general methodology

Bovis F et al. Rheumatol Int 2018; 38(Suppl 1): 5–17. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-3944-1

01-02-2018 | Rheumatoid arthritis | Article

Long-term disease and patient-reported outcomes of a continuous treat-to-target approach in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis in daily clinical practice

Versteeg GA et al. Clin Rheumatol 2018; 37: 1189–1197. doi: 10.1007/s10067-017-3962-5

29-08-2018 | Fibromyalgia | Article

Physical activity is related to function and fatigue but not pain in women with fibromyalgia: Baseline analyses from the Fibromyalgia Activity Study with TENS (FAST)

Merriwether EN et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2018; 20: 199. doi: 10.1186/s13075-018-1671-3

07-09-2018 | Systemic lupus erythematosus | Article

Long‐term clinical outcomes in a cohort of adults with childhood‐onset systemic lupus erythematosus

Groot N et al. Arthritis Rheumatol 2018. doi: 10.1002/art.40697

16-08-2018 | Systemic lupus erythematosus | Article

Effects of transitional care on self-care, readmission rates, and quality of life in adult patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A randomized controlled trial

Xie X et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2018; 20: 184. doi: 10.1186/s13075-018-1670-4

09-08-2018 | Gout | Article

Can we predict inadequate response to allopurinol dose escalation? Analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Stamp LK et al. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018: key237. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key237

04-08-2018 | Gout | Article

Goals of gout treatment: A patient perspective

Singh JA. Clin Rheumatol 2018; 37: 2557–2566. doi: 10.1007/s10067-018-4243-7

Man in pain at work (symbolic image with model)

03-08-2018 | Axial spondyloarthritis | Article

Impact of biological therapy on work outcomes in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: Results from the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register (BSRBR-AS) and meta-analysis

Shim J et al. Ann Rheum Dis 2018. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-213590

Back pain (symbolic image with model)

20-07-2018 | Fibromyalgia | Article

Influence of comorbid fibromyalgia on disease activity measures and response to tumour necrosis factor inhibitors in axial spondyloarthritis: Results from a UK national register

Macfarlane GJ et al. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018: key206. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key206

21-07-2018 | Systemic sclerosis | Review | Article

Pain and its management in systemic sclerosis

Merz EL, Assassi S, Malcarne VL. Curr Treat Options in Rheum 2018. doi: 10.1007/s40674-018-0104-4

20-07-2018 | Rheumatoid arthritis | Article

Effect of subcutaneous tocilizumab treatment on work/housework status in biologic-naïve rheumatoid arthritis patients using inverse probability of treatment weighting: FIRST ACT-SC study

Tanaka Y et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2018; 20: 151. doi: 10.1186/s13075-018-1647-3

13-07-2018 | Rheumatoid arthritis | Article

The patient perspective on biologic DMARD dose reduction in rheumatoid arthritis: A mixed methods study

Verhoef LM et al. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018: key205. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key205

15-07-2018 | Fibromyalgia | Article

Primary and secondary fibromyalgia are the same: The universality of polysymptomatic distress

Wolfe F et al. J Rheumatol 2018. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.180083

13-07-2018 | Juvenile idiopathic arthritis | Article

Orofacial symptoms and oral health-related quality of life in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: A two-year prospective observational study

Rahimi H et al. Pediatr Rheumatol 2018; 16: 47. doi: 10.1186/s12969-018-0259-4

Hip arthroplasty x-ray

11-07-2018 | Osteoarthritis | Article

Factors associated with the orthopedic surgeon’s decision to recommend total joint replacement in hip and knee osteoarthritis: An international cross-sectional study of 1905 patients

Huynh C et al. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2018.06.013

11-07-2018 | Axial spondyloarthritis | Article

The prevalence of depression in axial spondyloarthritis and its association with disease activity: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Zhao S et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2018; 20: 140. doi: 10.1186/s13075-018-1644-6

Knee arthroplasty concept image (symbolic image with model)

11-07-2018 | Arthroplasty | Review | Article

Total joint arthroplasty in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases

Compagnoni R, Gualtierotti R, Randelli P. Adv Ther 2018. doi: 10.1007/s12325-018-0750-9

11-07-2018 | Gout | Article

Gout prevalence and predictors of urate-lowering therapy use: Results from a population-based study

Pisaniello HL et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2018; 20: 143. doi: 10.1186/s13075-018-1633-9

10-07-2018 | Pediatric | Article

Adverse childhood experience and rheumatic diseases

Luiz APL et al. Clin Rheumatol 2018. doi: 10.1007/s10067-018-4200-5