“Flare” and disease worsening in rheumatoid arthritis: Time for a definition
(2009)
Journal Article
Outputs (9)
The biopsychosocial factors affecting patients’ treatment outcome prioritisation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
The impact of patient-perceived restricted access to anti-TNF therapy for rheumatoid arthritis: A qualitative study (2009)
Journal Article
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.
Using grounded theory with mixed methods: an example of a pragmatic study in rheumatology (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients as experts: Using nominal groups to develop a patient-generated core set of treatment outcomes (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fatigue in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: British and Dutch nurses' knowledge, attitudes and management (2009)
Journal Article
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)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
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).
Progress on incorporating the patient perspective in outcome assessment in rheumatology and the emergence of life impact measures at OMERACT 9 (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
The Patient Perspective Workshop included over 100 researchers and 18 patient participants from 8 countries. Following preconference reading and short plenary presentations, breakout groups considered work undertaken on measurement of sleep, assessin... Read More about Progress on incorporating the patient perspective in outcome assessment in rheumatology and the emergence of life impact measures at OMERACT 9.