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Impact of patient global assessment on achieving remission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A multinational study using the METEOR database (2019)
Journal Article
Ferreira, R. J. O., Carvalho, P. D., Ndosi, M., Duarte, C., Chopra, A., Murphy, E., …da Silva, J. A. P. (2019). Impact of patient global assessment on achieving remission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A multinational study using the METEOR database. Arthritis Care and Research, 71(10), 1317-1325. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.23866

OBJECTIVE: There is an ongoing debate about excluding patient's global assessment (PtGA) from composite and Boolean-based definitions of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remission. This study aimed at determining the influence of PtGA on RA disease states,... Read More about Impact of patient global assessment on achieving remission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A multinational study using the METEOR database.

The Portuguese Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact of Disease (RAID) score and its measurement equivalence in three countries: validation study using Rasch Models (2018)
Journal Article
Ferreira, R. J. O., Gossec, L., Duarte, C., Nicklin, J. K., Hewlett, S., da Silva, J. A. P., & Ndosi, M. (2018). The Portuguese Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact of Disease (RAID) score and its measurement equivalence in three countries: validation study using Rasch Models. Quality of Life Research, 27(11), 2909-2921. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-018-1959-4

© 2018, The Author(s). Purpose: The Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact of Disease (RAID) score assesses seven impact domains of interest for people with RA. This study aimed to test patients’ understanding of the Portuguese RAID and evaluate its cross-cultu... Read More about The Portuguese Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact of Disease (RAID) score and its measurement equivalence in three countries: validation study using Rasch Models.

International Consortium for Health Outcome Measurement Set of Outcomes That Matter to People Living With Inflammatory Arthritis: Consensus From an International Working Group (2018)
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Oude Voshaar, M. A., Das Gupta, Z., Bijlsma, J. W., Boonen, A., Chau, J., Courvoisier, D. S., …Vonkeman, H. E. (2019). International Consortium for Health Outcome Measurement Set of Outcomes That Matter to People Living With Inflammatory Arthritis: Consensus From an International Working Group. Arthritis Care and Research, 71(12), 1556-1565. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.23799

© 2018, The Authors. Arthritis Care & Research published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of American College of Rheumatology. Objective: The implementation of value-based health care in inflammatory arthritis requires a standardized set of mod... Read More about International Consortium for Health Outcome Measurement Set of Outcomes That Matter to People Living With Inflammatory Arthritis: Consensus From an International Working Group.

Dual target strategy: a proposal to mitigate the risk of overtreatment and enhance patient satisfaction in rheumatoid arthritis (2018)
Journal Article
Ferreira, R. J. O., Ndosi, M., de Wit, M., Santos, E. J. F., Duarte, C., Jacobs, J. W. G., …da Silva, J. A. P. (2019). Dual target strategy: a proposal to mitigate the risk of overtreatment and enhance patient satisfaction in rheumatoid arthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 78(10), e109. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-214199

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Pain, fatigue and functional disability are associated with higher educational needs in systemic sclerosis: a cross-sectional study (2018)
Journal Article
Sierakowska, M., Sierakowski, S., Sierakowska, J., Krajewska-Kułak, E., & Ndosi, M. (2018). Pain, fatigue and functional disability are associated with higher educational needs in systemic sclerosis: a cross-sectional study. Rheumatology International, 38(8), 1471-1478. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-018-3998-0

© 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
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)
Journal Article
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.

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

Developing the Korean Leeds Satisfaction Questionnaire (Korean-LSQ) in rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-cultural validation using Rasch analysis (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Cho, S., Kim, D., Cha, S., Yoo, D., Kim, S., Hill, J., …Sung, Y. (2017, June). Developing the Korean Leeds Satisfaction Questionnaire (Korean-LSQ) in rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-cultural validation using Rasch analysis. Poster presented at EULAR Congress, Madrid

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
Henriques, M., Duarte, C., Ndosi, M., Marques, A., da Silva, J., & Ferreira, R. (2017, June). It can't be zero: A qualitative study of patients' perspective on patient global assessment in rheumatoid arthritis. Presented at EULAR Congress, Madrid, Spain

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
Kim, D., Cha, S., Yoo, D., Kim, S., Ndosi, M., & Cho, S. (2017, June). Developing the Korean educational needs assessment tool (Korean-ENAT) in rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-cultural validation using Rasch analysis. Poster presented at EULAR Congress, Madrid, Spain

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)
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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)
Journal Article
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.