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The impact of patient-perceived restricted access to anti-TNF therapy for rheumatoid arthritis: A qualitative study (2009)
Journal Article
Sanderson, T., Calnan, M., Morris, M., Richards, P., & Hewlett, S. (2009). The impact of patient-perceived restricted access to anti-TNF therapy for rheumatoid arthritis: A qualitative study. Musculoskeletal Care, 7(3), 194-209. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.149

Objective: To explore rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients' experience of access to antitumour necrosis factor (anti-TNF) therapy in the UK, and of switching therapies after an initial failure. Methods: Patients were asked about their experience of acc... Read More about The impact of patient-perceived restricted access to anti-TNF therapy for rheumatoid arthritis: A qualitative study.

Fatigue in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: British and Dutch nurses' knowledge, attitudes and management (2009)
Journal Article
Repping-Wuts, H., Hewlett, S., Van Riel, P., & Van Achterberg, T. (2009). Fatigue in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: British and Dutch nurses' knowledge, attitudes and management. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 65(4), 901-911. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04904.x

Title: Fatigue in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: British and Dutch nurses' knowledge, attitudes and management. Aim: This paper is a report of a study conducted to compare the knowledge, attitudes and current management of rheumatoid arthritis-r... Read More about Fatigue in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: British and Dutch nurses' knowledge, attitudes and management.

Developing a standardized definition for disease "flare" in rheumatoid arthritis (OMERACT 9 special interest group) (2009)
Journal Article
Alten, R. E., Strand, C. V., Furst, D. E., Witter, J. P., Rahman, M. U., May, J. E., …Boers, M. (2009). Developing a standardized definition for disease "flare" in rheumatoid arthritis (OMERACT 9 special interest group). Journal of Rheumatology, 36(10), 2335-2341. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090369

Objective. Traditional outcome measures in randomized controlled trials (RCT) include well-established response criteria as well as ACR EULAR responses using Disease Activity Score 44 (DAS44)/DAS28 to assess improvement; however, a measure to assess... Read More about Developing a standardized definition for disease "flare" in rheumatoid arthritis (OMERACT 9 special interest group).

Nursing support at the onset of rheumatoid arthritis: Time and space for emotions, practicalities and self-management (2008)
Journal Article
Carr, M., Hehir, M., Carr, M., Davis, B., Radford, S., Robertson, L., …Hewlett, S. (2008). Nursing support at the onset of rheumatoid arthritis: Time and space for emotions, practicalities and self-management. Musculoskeletal Care, 6(2), 124-134. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.115

Background: Following a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), patients have to adapt to lifelong, unpredictable but repeated episodes of pain and disability, potentially leading to permanent loss of function and its consequences on their lives. We... Read More about Nursing support at the onset of rheumatoid arthritis: Time and space for emotions, practicalities and self-management.

Sensitivity to change of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Self-Efficacy scale (RASE) and predictors of change in self-efficacy (2008)
Journal Article
Unsworth, H., Spicer, J., Seaman, N., Read, E., McEachern, C., Maggs, F., …Kirwan, J. (2008). Sensitivity to change of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Self-Efficacy scale (RASE) and predictors of change in self-efficacy. Musculoskeletal Care, 6(1), 49-67. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.125

Objectives: Patient education in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) aims to improve health outcomes by prompting people to adopt self-management behaviours. One precursor for initiating behaviour change is self-efficacy (SE), a belief that you can do a task.... Read More about Sensitivity to change of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Self-Efficacy scale (RASE) and predictors of change in self-efficacy.

'It's quite hard to grasp the enormity of it': Perceived needs of people upon diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (2008)
Journal Article
Radford, S., Carr, M., Hehir, M., Davis, B., Robertson, L., Cockshott, Z., …Hewlett, S. (2008). 'It's quite hard to grasp the enormity of it': Perceived needs of people upon diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. Musculoskeletal Care, 6(3), 155-167. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.132

Objectives: The diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) brings rapid pharmacological and multidisciplinary team interventions to address inflammatory processes and symptom management. However, people may also need support on the journey to self-manage... Read More about 'It's quite hard to grasp the enormity of it': Perceived needs of people upon diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis.