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Cross-cultural validation of the educational needs assessment tool into Chinese for use in severe knee osteoarthritis (2018)
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Zhao, H., Dong, Z., Xie, F., Wang, G., Wen, Z., Zhang, L., …Luo, W. (2018). Cross-cultural validation of the educational needs assessment tool into Chinese for use in severe knee osteoarthritis. Patient Preference and Adherence, 12(12), 695-705. https://doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S163492

© 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)
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Fishpool, K., Jones, B., Hewlett, S., & Ndosi, M. (2018). Online interventions for addressing psychological distress in people with rheumatoid arthritis and other long-term conditions: A systematic review. Rheumatology, 57(Supp), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/key075.501

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.

The controversy of using PGA to define remission in RA (2018)
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Ferreira, R. J. O., Duarte, C., Ndosi, M., De Wit, M., Gossec, L., & da Silva, J. A. P. (2018). The controversy of using PGA to define remission in RA. Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 14(4), 245. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrrheum.2018.35

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Influence of the different “patient global assessment” formulations on disease activity score by different indices in rheumatoid arthritis (2018)
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Ferreira, R. J., Eugénio, G., Ndosi, M., Silva, C., Medeiros, C., Duarte, C., & da Silva, J. A. (2018). Influence of the different “patient global assessment” formulations on disease activity score by different indices in rheumatoid arthritis. Clinical Rheumatology, 37(7), 1963-1969. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-018-4063-9

© 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)
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Ndosi, M., Alcacer-Pitarch, B., Allanore, Y., Del galdo, F., Frerix, M., Garcia-Diaz, S., …Redmond, A. (2018). Common measure of quality of life for people with systemic sclerosis across seven European countries: A cross-sectional study. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 77(7), 1032-1038. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-212412

© 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)
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Bremander, A., Haglund, E., Bergman, S., & Ndosi, M. (2018). The educational needs of patients with undifferentiated spondyloarthritis: Validation of the ENAT questionnaire and needs assessment. Musculoskeletal Care, 16(2), 313-317. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1231

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)
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Ferreira, R. J. O., Welsing, P. M. J., Gossec, L., Jacobs, J. W. G., Machado, P. M., Ndosi, M., …da Silva, J. A. P. (2018). 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. Acta Reumatologica Portuguesa, 43(1), 52-60

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.

Prognosis of the infected diabetic foot ulcer: a 12-month prospective observational study (2017)
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Ndosi, M., Wright-Hughes, A., Brown, S., Backhouse, M., Lipsky, B. A., Bhogal, M., …Nelson, E. A. (2018). Prognosis of the infected diabetic foot ulcer: a 12-month prospective observational study. Diabetic Medicine, 35(1), 78-88. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.13537

© 2017 The Authors. Diabetic Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Diabetes UK Aims: To determine clinical outcomes and explore prognostic factors related to ulcer healing in people with a clinically infected diabetic foot ulcer.... Read More about Prognosis of the infected diabetic foot ulcer: a 12-month prospective observational study.

Nursing sensitive outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic literature review (2017)
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van Eijk Hustings, Y., Minnock, P., McKee, G., Kelly, A., Carter, S. C., Menzies, V., …Ndosi, M. (2018). Nursing sensitive outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic literature review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 77, 115-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.09.005

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Background Although rheumatology nursing has been shown to be effective in managing patients with rheumatoid arthritis, patient outcomes sensitive to nursing interventions (nursing sensitive outcomes) have not been systematically... Read More about Nursing sensitive outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic literature review.

National variation in the composition of rheumatology multidisciplinary teams: a cross-sectional study (2017)
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Backhouse, M. R., Ndosi, M., Ferguson, R., Bearne, L., Ainsworth, P., Roach, A., …Cherry, L. (2017). National variation in the composition of rheumatology multidisciplinary teams: a cross-sectional study. Rheumatology International, 37(9), 1453-1459. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-017-3751-0

© 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)
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da Silva, J. A., Ferreira, R. J., Duarte, C., Ndosi, M., de Wit, M., & Gossec, L. (2018). Suppressing Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Does Patient Global Assessment Blur the Target? A Practice-Based Call for a Paradigm Change. Arthritis Care and Research, 70(3), 369-378. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.23284

© 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)
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Ferreira, R., Ndosi, M., Duarte, C., Carvalho, P., Chopra, A., Salomon-Escoto, K., …Van Der Heijde, P. A. D. S. (2017). Influence of patient global assessment on the disease activity assessment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A meteor cross-sectional study. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 76(2), 1510-1510. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-eular.4695

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)
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Nelson, E. A., Wright-Hughes, A., Brown, S., Lipsky, B. A., Backhouse, M., Bhogal, M., …Nixon, J. (2016). Concordance in diabetic foot ulceration: A cross-sectional study of agreement between wound swabbing and tissue sampling in infected ulcers. Health Technology Assessment, 20(82), 1-175. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta20820

© 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)
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Ndosi, M. (2016). Combining nurse-led care with patient self-assessment could enhance tight control of rheumatoid arthritis and management of comorbidities. Evidence-Based Nursing, 19(3), 85-86. https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2015-102262

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.

Developing a rheumatology team to meet a growing need in Africa: Let’s not forget to feed the cow (2016)
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Backhouse, M., Ndosi, M., & Oliver, S. (2016). Developing a rheumatology team to meet a growing need in Africa: Let’s not forget to feed the cow

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Effects of needs-based patient education on self-efficacy and health outcomes in people with rheumatoid arthritis: A multicentre, single blind, randomised controlled trial (2016)
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Ndosi, M., Johnson, D., Young, T., Hardware, B., Hill, J., Hale, C., …Adebajo, A. (2016). Effects of needs-based patient education on self-efficacy and health outcomes in people with rheumatoid arthritis: A multicentre, single blind, randomised controlled trial. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 75(6), 1126-1132. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-207171

Objectives The Educational Needs Assessment Tool (ENAT) is a self-completed questionnaire, which allows patients with arthritis to prioritise their educational needs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of needs-based patient education... Read More about Effects of needs-based patient education on self-efficacy and health outcomes in people with rheumatoid arthritis: A multicentre, single blind, randomised controlled trial.

Assessment of education requirements for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, based on the Polish version of the Educational Needs Assessment Tool (Pol-ENAT), in the light of some health problems – A cross-sectional study (2016)
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Sierakowska, M., Klepacka, M., Sierakowski, S., Pawlak-Buś, K., Leszczyński, P., Majdan, M., …Krajewska-Kułak, E. (2016). Assessment of education requirements for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, based on the Polish version of the Educational Needs Assessment Tool (Pol-ENAT), in the light of some health problems – A cross-sectional study. Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 23(2), 361-367. https://doi.org/10.5604/12321966.1203906

© 2016, Institute of Agricultural Medicine. All rights reserved. Introduction. Patients with chronic rheumatoid arthritis (RA) need advice in order to face the problems of everyday life, as well as suffering associated with the disease. Health profes... Read More about Assessment of education requirements for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, based on the Polish version of the Educational Needs Assessment Tool (Pol-ENAT), in the light of some health problems – A cross-sectional study.

Nurses’ Role in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and Management in People with Inflammatory Arthritis: A European Perspective (2015)
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Ferreira, R. J., Primdahl, J., Ferreira, R. J. O., Garcia-Diaz, S., Ndosi, M., Palmer, D., & van Eijk-Hustings, Y. (2016). Nurses’ Role in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and Management in People with Inflammatory Arthritis: A European Perspective. Musculoskeletal Care, 14(3), 133-151. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1121

Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Introduction: Cardiovascular risk (CVR) assessment and management in patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) is recommended but European nurses’ involvement in this role has not been well studied. Aim: The... Read More about Nurses’ Role in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and Management in People with Inflammatory Arthritis: A European Perspective.

Patient education in rheumatoid arthritis: is the needs-based approach the way forward? (2015)
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Ndosi, M., & Adebajo, A. (2015). Patient education in rheumatoid arthritis: is the needs-based approach the way forward?. Clinical Rheumatology, 34(11), 1827-1829. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-015-3063-2

In recent years, the assessment of patients’ needs has become an important area of research for several reasons; expenditure on healthcare has risen faster than the cost increases reported in other sectors of the economy, and medical advances and dem... Read More about Patient education in rheumatoid arthritis: is the needs-based approach the way forward?.

The educational needs of people with systemic sclerosis: a cross-sectional study using the Dutch version of the Educational Needs Assessment Tool (D-ENAT) (2015)
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Meesters, J. J., Vliet Vlieland, T. P., Schouffoer, A., Ndosi, M. E., Vliet Vlieland, T. P. M., & Meesters, J. J. L. (2016). The educational needs of people with systemic sclerosis: a cross-sectional study using the Dutch version of the Educational Needs Assessment Tool (D-ENAT). Rheumatology International, 36(2), 289-294. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-015-3352-8

© 2015, The Author(s). The Dutch Educational Needs Assessment Tool (D-ENAT) systematically assesses educational needs of patients with rheumatic diseases. The present study aims to describe the educational needs of Dutch patients with systemic sclero... Read More about The educational needs of people with systemic sclerosis: a cross-sectional study using the Dutch version of the Educational Needs Assessment Tool (D-ENAT).