Quality of life

09-07-2018 | Osteoarthritis | Article

Interaction between low back pain and knee pain contributes to disability level in individuals with knee osteoarthritis: A cross-sectional study

Iijima H et al. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2018.06.012

06-07-2018 | Psoriatic arthritis | Article

Skin involvement in psoriatic arthritis worsens overall disease activity, patient-reported outcomes, and increases healthcare resource utilization: An observational, cross-sectional study

de Vlam K et al. Rheumatol Ther 2018. doi: 10.1007/s40744-018-0120-8

06-07-2018 | Osteoarthritis | Article

Lack of beneficial effects of low-dose radiation therapy on hand osteoarthritis symptoms and inflammation: A randomized, blinded, sham-controlled trial

Minten MJM et al. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2018.06.010

05-07-2018 | Rheumatoid arthritis | Article

Perspectives of patients, first-degree relatives and rheumatologists on preventive treatments for rheumatoid arthritis: A qualitative analysis

Munro S et al. BMC Rheumatol 2018; 2: 18. doi: 10.1186/s41927-018-0026-7

02-07-2018 | Systemic sclerosis | Article

Treatment of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in systemic sclerosis: A systematic review

Pittman N et al. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018: key175. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key175

25-06-2018 | Psoriatic arthritis | Article

Ixekizumab improves patient-reported outcomes up to 52 weeks in bDMARD-naïve patients with active psoriatic arthritis (SPIRIT-P1)

Gottlieb AB et al. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018: key161. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key161

01-07-2018 | Systemic lupus erythematosus | Article

Monitoring of osteonecrosis in systemic lupus erythematosus patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Hussein S et al. J Rheumatol 2018. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.170837

01-07-2018 | Psoriatic arthritis | Article

Influence of disease manifestations on health-related quality of life in early psoriatic arthritis

Wervers K et al. J Rheumatol 2018. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.171406

01-07-2018 | Psoriatic arthritis | Article

Influence of axial involvement on clinical characteristics of psoriatic arthritis: Analysis from the Corrona Psoriatic Arthritis/Spondyloarthritis Registry

Mease PJ et al. J Rheumatol 2018. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.171094

28-06-2018 | Juvenile idiopathic arthritis | Article

Association of hand grip strength with disease activity, disability, and quality of life in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Rashed AM et al. Adv Rheumatol 2018; 58: 11. doi: 10.1186/s42358-018-0012-1

28-06-2018 | Rheumatoid arthritis | Article

The REAL study: A nationwide prospective study of rheumatoid arthritis in Brazil

da Rocha Castelar-Pinheiro G et al. Adv Rheumatol 2018; 58: 9. doi: 10.1186/s42358-018-0017-9

26-06-2018 | Rheumatoid arthritis | Article

Pain, sleep and emotional well-being explain the lack of agreement between physician- and patient-perceived remission in early rheumatoid arthritis

This study compared the agreement between patient and physician perceived remission, and differences in clinical and patient-reported outcomes, in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis.

Turk SA et al. BMC Rheumatol 2018; 2: 16. doi: 10.1186/s41927-018-0024-9

25-06-2018 | Dermatomyositis | Article

Development of practice and consensus-based strategies including a treat-to-target approach for the management of moderate and severe juvenile dermatomyositis in Germany and Austria

Hinze CH et al. Pediatr Rheumatol 2018; 16: 40. doi: 10.1186/s12969-018-0257-6

25-06-2018 | Rheumatoid arthritis | Review | Article

Optimizing rheumatoid arthritis patients for surgery

Sigmund A, Russell LA. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2018; 20: 48. doi: 10.1007/s11926-018-0757-x

22-06-2018 | Back pain | Article

A cross-sectional study of associations between kinesiophobia, pain, disability, and quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain

The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between kinesiophobia and pain intensity, disability and quality of life in people with chronic low back pain.

Comachio J et al. Adv Rheumatol 2018; 58: 8. doi: 10.1186/s42358-018-0011-2

21-06-2018 | Osteoporosis | Article

Do sarcopenia and/or osteoporosis increase the risk of frailty? A 4-year observation of the second and third ROAD study surveys

Yoshimura N et al. Osteoporos Int 2018. doi: 10.1007/s00198-018-4596-4

21-06-2018 | Axial spondyloarthritis | Article

High reproducibility of an automated measurement of mobility for patients with axial spondyloarthritis

Garrido-Castro JL et al. J Rheumatol 2018. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.170941

19-06-2018 | Rheumatoid arthritis | Article

Patient-reported outcomes from a randomized phase III trial of sarilumab monotherapy versus adalimumab monotherapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Strand V et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2018; 20: 129. doi: 10.1186/s13075-018-1614-z

19-06-2018 | Osteoarthritis | Article

Is local platelet-rich plasma injection clinically superior to hyaluronic acid for treatment of knee osteoarthritis? A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Di Y et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2018; 20: 128. doi: 10.1186/s13075-018-1621-0

14-06-2018 | Rheumatoid arthritis | Article

Ten weeks of high-intensity interval walk training is associated with reduced disease activity and improved innate immune function in older adults with rheumatoid arthritis: A pilot study

Bartlett DB et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2018; 20: 127. doi: 10.1186/s13075-018-1624-x