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Patient perspectives on the impact of appearance and weight changes attributed to systemic glucocorticoid treatment of rheumatic diseases (2025)
Journal Article

Objectives To explore patients’ perspectives on the impact of appearance changes attributed to glucocorticoid treatment. Methods We conducted a secondary inductive thematic analysis of the ‘Steroid PRO’ semi-structured interviews with patients with r... Read More about Patient perspectives on the impact of appearance and weight changes attributed to systemic glucocorticoid treatment of rheumatic diseases.

Impact of glucocorticoids on patients’ quality of life: A qualitative study assessing face validity and feasibility of the Steroid PRO in patients with inflammatory gastroenterology, respiratory and dermatology conditions (2025)
Journal Article

Objectives The Steroid PRO is a treatment-specific patient-reported outcome questionnaire which measures the impact of glucocorticoids on health-related quality of life. It has 15 items grouped into 4 domains (Social impact, Impact on Appearance, Psy... Read More about Impact of glucocorticoids on patients’ quality of life: A qualitative study assessing face validity and feasibility of the Steroid PRO in patients with inflammatory gastroenterology, respiratory and dermatology conditions.

AB1429 Sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with health-related quality of life in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases treated with glucocorticoids: A cross-sectional study (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background: Glucocorticoids (GCs) play a pivotal role in the management of inflammatory rheumatic conditions but they can adversely impact on patients in different ways. Conversely, there are certain patient charact... Read More about AB1429 Sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with health-related quality of life in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases treated with glucocorticoids: A cross-sectional study.

P041 Health-related quality of life in patients receiving glucocorticoids for a rheumatic disease and associated factors: A cross-sectional study (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background/Aims Glucocorticoids (GCs) used in the treatment of inflammatory rheumatic conditions can impact on patients in different ways. The objective of this study was to identify socio-demographic and clinical factors associated with health-relat... Read More about P041 Health-related quality of life in patients receiving glucocorticoids for a rheumatic disease and associated factors: A cross-sectional study.

Qualitative interview study of rheumatology patients’ experiences of COVID-19 shielding to explore the physical and psychological impact and identify associated support needs (2024)
Journal Article

Objective: Many clinically extremely vulnerable rheumatology patients have only recently ceased shielding from COVID-19, while some continue to minimise in-person contact. The objective of this study was to understand the impact of shielding and asso... Read More about Qualitative interview study of rheumatology patients’ experiences of COVID-19 shielding to explore the physical and psychological impact and identify associated support needs.

Stroke frequency, associated factors, and clinical features in primary systemic vasculitis: A multicentric observational study (2024)
Journal Article

Objectives: The cerebral vessels may be affected in primary systemic vasculitis (PSV), but little is known about cerebrovascular events (CVEs) in this population. This study aimed to determine the frequency of CVEs at the time of diagnosis of PSV, to... Read More about Stroke frequency, associated factors, and clinical features in primary systemic vasculitis: A multicentric observational study.