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Dr Mwidimi Ndosi's Outputs (128)

Pain, fatigue and functional disability are associated with higher educational needs in systemic sclerosis: a cross-sectional study (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018, The Author(s). In the process of the planned and systematic education of patients/families, it is extremely important to identify patients’ health problems as well as their needs and expectations. The objective of this study was to determine... Read More about Pain, fatigue and functional disability are associated with higher educational needs in systemic sclerosis: a cross-sectional study.

Cross-cultural validation of the educational needs assessment tool into Chinese for use in severe knee osteoarthritis (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 Zhao et al. Background: Patient education is an integral part of the management of osteoarthritis. The educational needs assessment tool (ENAT) was developed in the UK to help direct needs-based patient education in rheumatic diseases. Aim: Th... Read More about Cross-cultural validation of the educational needs assessment tool into Chinese for use in severe knee osteoarthritis.

Online interventions for addressing psychological distress in people with rheumatoid arthritis and other long-term conditions: A systematic review (2018)
Journal Article

Psychological distress in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is significantly higher than the general population and impacts disease activity and treatment outcomes. Online interventions have the potential to reach large numbers of patients. This study aimed... Read More about Online interventions for addressing psychological distress in people with rheumatoid arthritis and other long-term conditions: A systematic review.

Influence of the different “patient global assessment” formulations on disease activity score by different indices in rheumatoid arthritis (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018, International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR). Patient global assessment (PGA) is included in almost all rheumatoid arthritis (RA) composite disease activity indices and definitions of remission. However, different PGA formulat... Read More about Influence of the different “patient global assessment” formulations on disease activity score by different indices in rheumatoid arthritis.

Common measure of quality of life for people with systemic sclerosis across seven European countries: A cross-sectional study (2018)
Journal Article

© Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2018. All rights reserved.

Objectives the aim of this study was to adapt the Systemic Sclerosis Quality of Life Questionnaire (SScQoL) into six European... Read More about Common measure of quality of life for people with systemic sclerosis across seven European countries: A cross-sectional study.

The educational needs of patients with undifferentiated spondyloarthritis: Validation of the ENAT questionnaire and needs assessment (2018)
Journal Article

Copyright © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objectives: The aim of the present study was to validate the Swedish version of the educational needs assessment tool (SwENAT) in undifferentiated spondyloarthritis (USpA) and use it to study the educationa... Read More about The educational needs of patients with undifferentiated spondyloarthritis: Validation of the ENAT questionnaire and needs assessment.

The impact of patient global assessment in the definition of remission as a predictor of long-term radiographic damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: protocol for an individual patient data meta-analysis (2018)
Journal Article

BACKGROUND: Remission is the target for management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and intensification of immunosuppressive therapy is recommended for those that do not achieve this status. Patient global assessment (PGA) is the single patient reported... Read More about The impact of patient global assessment in the definition of remission as a predictor of long-term radiographic damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: protocol for an individual patient data meta-analysis.

Developing the Korean Leeds Satisfaction Questionnaire (Korean-LSQ) in rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-cultural validation using Rasch analysis (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background: The Educational Needs Assessment Tool (ENAT) is a 39-item patient-completed questionnaire designed to help patients identify and prioritize their educational needs. It was originally developed in the UK and validated in 7 rheumatic diseas... Read More about Developing the Korean Leeds Satisfaction Questionnaire (Korean-LSQ) in rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-cultural validation using Rasch analysis.

It can't be zero: A qualitative study of patients' perspective on patient global assessment in rheumatoid arthritis (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background: Patient Global Assessment (PGA) plays an important role in disease activity assessment and treatment decisions in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the meaning of PGA is open to patient interpretation and this may affect the validity an... Read More about It can't be zero: A qualitative study of patients' perspective on patient global assessment in rheumatoid arthritis.

Developing the Korean educational needs assessment tool (Korean-ENAT) in rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-cultural validation using Rasch analysis (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background
The Educational Needs Assessment Tool (ENAT) is a 39-item patient-completed questionnaire designed to help patients identify and prioritise their educational needs. It was originally developed in the UK and validated in 7 rheumatic diseas... Read More about Developing the Korean educational needs assessment tool (Korean-ENAT) in rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-cultural validation using Rasch analysis.

National variation in the composition of rheumatology multidisciplinary teams: a cross-sectional study (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017, The Author(s). The objective of this study is to describe the composition of multidisciplinary teams (MDT) working within rheumatology departments across the UK. All rheumatology departments in the United Kingdom (UK) were invited to particip... Read More about National variation in the composition of rheumatology multidisciplinary teams: a cross-sectional study.

Suppressing Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Does Patient Global Assessment Blur the Target? A Practice-Based Call for a Paradigm Change (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017, American College of Rheumatology Objective: In current management paradigms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), patient global assessment (PGA) is crucial to decide whether a patient has attained remission (target) or needs reinforced therapy. We i... Read More about Suppressing Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Does Patient Global Assessment Blur the Target? A Practice-Based Call for a Paradigm Change.

Influence of patient global assessment on the disease activity assessment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A meteor cross-sectional study (2017)
Journal Article

Background
Disease activity indices (DAI) are used to guide immunosuppressive therapy in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The inclusion of patient global assessment (PGA) in these indices has been questioned as it conveys mainly disease impact rather tha... Read More about Influence of patient global assessment on the disease activity assessment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A meteor cross-sectional study.

Concordance in diabetic foot ulceration: A cross-sectional study of agreement between wound swabbing and tissue sampling in infected ulcers (2016)
Journal Article

© Queen’s Printer and Controller of HMSO 2016. Background: There is inadequate evidence to advise clinicians on the relative merits of swabbing versus tissue sampling of infected diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). Objectives: To determine (1) concordance b... Read More about Concordance in diabetic foot ulceration: A cross-sectional study of agreement between wound swabbing and tissue sampling in infected ulcers.

Combining nurse-led care with patient self-assessment could enhance tight control of rheumatoid arthritis and management of comorbidities (2016)
Journal Article

Implications for practice and research

Patient self-monitoring of disease activity can improve tight control of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Nurse-led care can be used in the monitoring and management of comorbidities associated with RA.

Furth... Read More about Combining nurse-led care with patient self-assessment could enhance tight control of rheumatoid arthritis and management of comorbidities.