Sarah Hewlett's Outputs (13)

Stiffness is the cardinal symptom of inflammatory musculoskeletal diseases, yet still variably measured: Report from the OMERACT 2016 Stiffness Special Interest Group (2017)
Journal Article

Copyright © 2017. All rights reserved. Objective. The objectives of the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Stiffness special interest group (SIG) are to characterize stiffness as an outcome in rheumatic disease and to identify and validate a... Read More about Stiffness is the cardinal symptom of inflammatory musculoskeletal diseases, yet still variably measured: Report from the OMERACT 2016 Stiffness Special Interest Group.

Multinational Qualitative Research Study Exploring the Patient Experience of Raynaud's Phenomenon in Systemic Sclerosis (2017)
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© 2017, American College of Rheumatology Objective: Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) is the most common manifestation of systemic sclerosis (SSc). RP is an episodic phenomenon, not easily assessed in the clinic, leading to reliance on self-report. A thoroug... Read More about Multinational Qualitative Research Study Exploring the Patient Experience of Raynaud's Phenomenon in Systemic Sclerosis.

Prevalence, impact and care of foot problems in people with rheumatoid arthritis: Results from a United Kingdom based cross-sectional survey (2017)
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© 2017 The Author(s). Background: Foot symptoms in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) derive from a combination of inflammation, altered foot mechanics, deformity and secondary skin lesions. Guidelines recommend regular review of patients' feet, but the exten... Read More about Prevalence, impact and care of foot problems in people with rheumatoid arthritis: Results from a United Kingdom based cross-sectional survey.

The revised Bristol Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue measures and the Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact of Disease scale: Validation in six countries (2017)
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© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Rheumatology. All rights reserved. Objective. To evaluate the Bristol Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue Multidimensional Questionnaire (BRAFMDQ), the revised Bris... Read More about The revised Bristol Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue measures and the Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact of Disease scale: Validation in six countries.

‘Everyone assumes a man to be quite strong’: Men, masculinity and rheumatoid arthritis: A case-study approach (2017)
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© 2017 The Authors. Sociology of Health & Illness published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Foundation for SHIL. Current literature has overlooked the impact of chronic illness on masculine identity. We therefore aimed to investigate the im... Read More about ‘Everyone assumes a man to be quite strong’: Men, masculinity and rheumatoid arthritis: A case-study approach.

A multicenter nominal group study to rank outcomes important to patients, and their representation in existing composite outcome measures for psoriatic arthritis (2017)
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© Copyright 2017 The Journal of Rheumatology. All rights reserved. Objective. To rank outcomes identified as important to patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and examine their representation in existing composite measures. Methods. Seven nominal... Read More about A multicenter nominal group study to rank outcomes important to patients, and their representation in existing composite outcome measures for psoriatic arthritis.

Coping strategies, psychological impact, and support preferences of men with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A multicenter survey (2017)
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© 2017 The Authors. Arthritis Care & Research published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of American College of Rheumatology.

Objective: To investigate the existence and distribution of 2 typologies (termed “factors”) of men with rheumatoid... Read More about Coping strategies, psychological impact, and support preferences of men with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A multicenter survey.

The patient perspective on absence of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: A survey to identify key domains of patient-perceived remission (2017)
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© 2017, BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved. Background: Guidelines suggest treatment in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to target remission, in close consultation with the patient. Our recent qualitative study of the patients' perspective on remissi... Read More about The patient perspective on absence of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: A survey to identify key domains of patient-perceived remission.

Development and testing of candidate items for inclusion in a new rheumatoid arthritis stiffness patient-reported outcome measure (2017)
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© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Rheumatology. All rights reserved. Objective. To qualitatively develop and test a set of candidate items for a new RA stiffness patientreported outcome measu... Read More about Development and testing of candidate items for inclusion in a new rheumatoid arthritis stiffness patient-reported outcome measure.

Physical activity interventions for fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review (2017)
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© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Background: Fatigue is a major symptom of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the need for effective interventions is evident. Programmes based upon physical activity (PA) have been shown to i... Read More about Physical activity interventions for fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review.

“You Obviously Just Have to Put on a Brave Face”: A Qualitative Study of the Experiences and Coping Styles of Men With Rheumatoid Arthritis (2017)
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© 2016, The Authors. Arthritis Care & Research published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology. Objective: To explore the experiences, coping styles, and support preferences of male rheumatoid arthritis (RA) p... Read More about “You Obviously Just Have to Put on a Brave Face”: A Qualitative Study of the Experiences and Coping Styles of Men With Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Important Treatment Outcomes for Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: A Multisite Qualitative Study (2017)
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© 2017, The Author(s). Background: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a variable and complex inflammatory condition. Symptoms can compromise physical function, reduce quality of life, and accrue significant health costs. Commonly used patient-reported outc... Read More about Important Treatment Outcomes for Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: A Multisite Qualitative Study.

The experience of foot problems and decisions to access foot care in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A qualitative study (2017)
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© 2017 The Author(s). Background: Although foot problems are common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the consequences of foot problems from the patient perspective have not been fully explored. The aims of this study were to explore the experience of fo... Read More about The experience of foot problems and decisions to access foot care in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A qualitative study.