Update on the epidemiology, risk factors, and disease outcomes of rheumatoid arthritis

D van der Woude, AHM van der Helm-van - Best practice & research …, 2018 - Elsevier
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by joint inflammation,
which affects approximately 1% of the population. The benefit of early recognition and …

Call for action: how to improve use of patient-reported outcomes to guide clinical decision making in rheumatoid arthritis

B Fautrel, R Alten, B Kirkham, I de La Torre… - Rheumatology …, 2018 - Springer
Current guidelines for the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) recommend early
treatment and a treat-to-target goal of remission or low disease activity. Over the past …

Intervention with methotrexate in patients with arthralgia at risk of rheumatoid arthritis to reduce the development of persistent arthritis and its disease burden (TREAT …

DI Krijbolder, M Verstappen, BT van Dijk, YJ Dakkak… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common autoimmune disease worldwide and
requires long-term treatment to suppress inflammation. Currently, treatment is started when …

Fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis

P Katz - Current rheumatology reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this study was to review the current information
on fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Recent Findings Severe fatigue is common among …

Causes and consequences of fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis

P Katz - Current opinion in rheumatology, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis appears to be largely because of factors outside the direct
effects of the disease, such as behavioral and psychological factors. In spite of the …

Enhanced treatment strategies and distinct disease outcomes among autoantibody-positive and-negative rheumatoid arthritis patients over 25 years: a longitudinal …

XME Matthijssen, E Niemantsverdriet… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Based on different genetic and environmental risk factors and histology, it has
been proposed that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) consists of 2 types: autoantibody-positive and …

The impact of fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis and the challenges of its assessment

EJF Santos, C Duarte, JAP da Silva… - Rheumatology, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Fatigue is one of the most important symptoms for patients with RA, and imposes a great
burden on patients' lives, being associated with significantly reduced health-related quality …

Patient preferences for disease-modifying antirheumatic drug treatment in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review

C Durand, M Eldoma, DA Marshall… - The Journal of …, 2020 - jrheum.org
Objective. To summarize patients' preferences for disease-modifying antirheumatic drug
(DMARD) therapy in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods. We conducted a systematic review …

Upadacitinib for patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A comprehensive review

R Sanmartí, H Corominas - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023 - mdpi.com
Upadacitinib is a selective and reversible Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor recently approved by
the European Medicine Agency and the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of …

Effect of baricitinib and adalimumab in reducing pain and improving function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in low disease activity: exploratory analyses from RA …

B Fautrel, B Kirkham, JE Pope, T Takeuchi… - Journal of clinical …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may experience residual pain and functional
impairment despite good control of disease activity. This study compared improvements in …