Quality indicators for osteoarthritis pain management in the primary care setting by Elsie Rizk, Sharla Tajchman, Ezekiel Fink, Dipendra K. Aryal, Tomona Iso, Eleazar Flores, Anthony E. Brown, Sagar P. Chokshi, Shetal-Nicholas Desai, Ashvin K. Dewan, Sarah A. Kazzaz, Myriam Guevara, Sudha Nagaraj, Christopher P. Robben, Veronica Vittone, Joshua T. Swan

“…A panel of 14 experts was assembled, including primary care physicians, rheumatologists, orthopedic surgeons, pain specialists, and outcomes research pharmacists. …”
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Using PROMIS-29 to determine symptom burdens in the context of the Type 1 and 2 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) model: a cross sectional study by Kai Sun, Amanda M. Eudy, Nathaniel Harris, David S. Pisetsky, Lisa G. Criscione-Schreiber, Rebecca E. Sadun, Jayanth Doss, Megan E. B. Clowse, Jennifer L. Rogers

“…Methods Patients completed PROMIS-29 and the polysymptomatic distress scale (PSD). Rheumatologists completed the SLE disease activity index (SLEDAI), and physician’s global assessments (PGAs) for Type 1 and 2 SLE. …”
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Do Not Leave Your Patients in the Dark—Using American College of Rheumatology and European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology Recommendations for Vaccination in Polish Adult... by Jakub Wroński, Karolina Palej, Sandra Stańczyk, Marta Łosoś, Joanna Werońska-Tatara, Małgorzata Stasiek, Marta Wysmołek, Agnieszka Olech, Anna Felis-Giemza

“…Many patients reported not receiving vaccination recommendations from either primary care physicians or rheumatologists. (5) Conclusions: To enhance vaccination coverage among AIIRD patients in Poland, it is essential to educate them about vaccinations during routine medical consultations, emphasizing the increased risk of infection, informing them about recommended vaccinations, and clarifying doubts about adverse effects.…”
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What Do Prescribers of Bone Modifying Agents Know about Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw? Is Current Prevention Enough? by Mihai Vlad Golu, Ionela Pașcanu, Cornelia Togănel, Cecilia Petrovan, Adina Cosarcă, Despina Luciana Bereczki Temistocle, Alina Ormenișan

“…By using a custom-designed questionnaire addressed to general and internal medical practitioners, endocrinologists, rheumatologists, and oncologists as an instrument for collecting data, we tried to identify trends in BMA prescription among different specialists and their recommended preventative measures, with the aim of creating new strategies to prevent the occurrence of MRONJ. …”
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Interaction effects of significant risk factors on low bone mineral density in ankylosing spondylitis by Wenting Sun, Wenjun Mu, Caroline Jefferies, Thomas Learch, Mariko Ishimori, Juan Wu, Zeran Yan, Nan Zhang, Qingwen Tao, Weiping Kong, Xiaoping Yan, Michael H. Weisman

“…This finding may help rheumatologists to identify AS patients who are at a high risk of developing low BMD and prompt early intervention to prevent fractures.…”
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Characteristics of Patients Treated with JAK Inhibitors in Rheumatoid Arthritis before versus after VTE Risk Warnings by Cécile Philippoteaux, Valentine Deprez, Aurore Nottez, Emeline Cailliau, Eric Houvenagel, Xavier Deprez, Peggy Philippe, Tristan Pascart, René-Marc Flipo, Vincent Goëb, Jean-Guillaume Letarouilly

“…Though, the lower proportion of VTE history in patients after May 2019 suggests that rheumatologists have taken into account the potential VTE risk. …”
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Biologic Abatement and Capturing Kids’ Outcomes and Flare Frequency in Juvenile Spondyloarthritis (BACK-OFF JSpA): study protocol for a randomized pragmatic trial by Pamela F. Weiss, Cora E. Sears, Timothy G. Brandon, Christopher B. Forrest, Emily Neu, Melanie Kohlheim, Jenny Leal, Rui Xiao, Daniel Lovell

“…This research will improve the evidence base that patients, caregivers, and rheumatologists use to make shared decisions about continued treatment versus de-escalation of TNFi therapy in this population. …”
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Vaccination Rates, Perceptions, and Information Sources Used by People With Inflammatory Arthritis by Andrea Lyon, Alannah Quinlivan, Susan Lester, Claire Barrett, Samuel L. Whittle, Debra Rowett, Rachel Black, Premarani Sinnathurai, Lyn March, Rachelle Buchbinder, Catherine L. Hill

“…General practitioners (89%) and rheumatologists (76%) were the most frequently used information sources and were most likely to yield positive views. …”
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Recommendations for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in Saudi Arabia: adolopment of the 2021 American College of Rheumatology guidelines by Mohammed A. Omair, Hanan Al Rayes, Joanne Khabsa, Sally Yaacoub, Sultana Abdulaziz, Ghada A. Al Janobi, Abdulaziz Al Khalaf, Bader Al Mehmadi, Mahasin Al Nassar, Faisal AlBalawi, Abdullah S. AlFurayj, Ahmed Hamdan Al-Jedai, Haya Mohammed Almalag, Hajer Yousef Almudaiheem, Ali AlRehaily, Mohammed A. Attar, Lina El Kibbi, Hussein Halabi, Manal Hasan, Jasvinder A. Singh, Liana Fraenkel, Elie A. Akl

“…Discontinuation of MTX is conditionally recommended over gradual discontinuation of the bDMARD or tsDMARD for patients taking MTX plus a bDMARD or tsDMARD who wish to discontinue a DMARD (unmodified). Conclusion Rheumatologists practicing in Saudi Arabia can use the adoloped recommendations generated by this project while adopting the rest of the recommendations from the 2021 ACR guidelines.…”
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Management of dental care of patients on immunosuppressive drugs for chronic immune-related inflammatory diseases: a survey of French dentists’ practices by Alice Bourgoin, Kevimy Agossa, Raphaele Seror, Mathurin Fumery, Loredana Radoi, Marjolaine Gosset

“…Materials and methods An online national cross-sectional survey with 53 questions was developed by a multidisciplinary team including rheumatologists, gastroenterologists and dentists based on their clinical experience. …”
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Association of anti C1q and ds-DNA levels with the pathogenesis of Lupus Nephritis among SLE patients by Zara Sohail, Arshad Jamal, Sajjad ullah, Khurshid Iqbal, Ahmed Bilal Waqar

“…These patients were clinically diagnosed by the Rheumatologists as SLE and LN positive on the basis of ACR and SLEDAI scoring criteria. …”
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Anabolic and Antiresorptive Osteoporosis Treatment: Trends, Costs, and Sequence in a Commercially Insured Population, 2003–2021 by Harsh Wadhwa, Janet Y Wu, Jennifer S Lee, Corinna C Zygourakis

“…Providers who prescribed the most anabolic medications were rheumatologists (18.5%), endocrinologists (16.8%), and general internists (15.3%). …”
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Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Literature Review-Based Cohort by Stefania Costi, Sabino Germinario, Marco Pandolfi, Maria Rosa Pellico, Andrea Amati, Maurizio Gattinara, Cecilia Beatrice Chighizola, Roberto Caporali, Achille Marino

“…It is essential to promote awareness among pediatric rheumatologists and gastroenterologists about this possible association to facilitate the diagnosis and better optimize treatment.…”
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Efficiency of teaching patients with early-stage rheumatoid arthritis by Evgenia Vladislavovna Orlova, D. E. Karateev

“…All information was presented by a multidisciplinary team of specialists (rheumatologists, a cardiologist, a psychologist, a physiotherapist, and a physical trainer). …”
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Implementation of a hybrid healthcare model in rheumatic musculoskeletal diseases: 6-months results of the multicenter Digireuma study by D. Benavent, L. Fernández-Luque, M. Sanz-Jardón, I. Bilionis, M. Novella-Navarro, V. Navarro-Compán, P. L. González-Sanz, E. Calvo, L. Lojo, A. Balsa, Ch Plasencia-Rodríguez

“…Patients were asked to report disease-specific ePROs on a pre-established basis, and could also report flares, medication changes, and recent infections at any time. Four rheumatologists monitored these outcomes and contacted patients for interventions when deemed necessary. …”
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Stakeholder perceptions of preventive approaches to rheumatoid arthritis: qualitative study of healthcare professionals’ perspectives on predictive and preventive strategies by Imogen Wells, Gwenda Simons, Jasin Philip Kanacherril, Christian D. Mallen, Karim Raza, Marie Falahee

“…Results Nineteen HCPs (11 female) were interviewed, including ten GPs, six rheumatologists and three rheumatology nurse specialists. …”
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Risk of Exacerbation of Rheumatic Disease after COVID-19 Vaccination by Amy Cheung Chung Ting, Ho Yin Chung, Shirley Chiu Wai Chan, Vanessa Ip Yan Lam

“…Disease flare-up was determined clinically by independent rheumatologists. Change of serum markers and medications were retrieved from medical records. …”
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Systematic review and meta-analysis: risk factors for psoriatic arthritis. Part 1. by N. O. Pereverzina, L. S. Kruglova, T. V. Korotaeva, A. M. Lila

“…Knowledge of RFs and the ability to recognize them will help dermatovenereologists and rheumatologists to effectively assess and predict the patient's condition. …”
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Physician and patient perceptions of surgical procedures for osteoarthritis of the knee in the United States, Europe, and Japan: results of a real-world study by N Fukui, PG Conaghan, K Togo, N Ebata, L Abraham, J Jackson, M Berry, JC Cappelleri, H Pandit

“…Methods A point-in-time survey was conducted in 729 primary care physicians, rheumatologists, orthopedic surgeons, and 2,316 patients with knee OA across three geographical regions: Japan, the United States (US), and Europe (EUR: France, Spain, Italy, Germany, and the United Kingdom), in order to garner their perceptions of knee surgery. …”
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Reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection following initiation of tofacitinib therapy for rheumatoid arthritis: A case report by Nishant Johri, Shivani Varshney, Smriti Gandha, Aditya Maurya, Piyush Mittal

“…A multidisciplinary approach involving rheumatologists and pulmonologists is essential for the optimal management of these patients.…”
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