Background Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes joint inflammation.
It affects around 400,000 people in the UK and 1 million adults in the USA. Given the …

Background Each year over five million people develop chronic non-malignant pain and can
experience healthcare as an adversarial struggle. The aims of this study were:(1) to bring …

Purpose: To synthesize published qualitative studies concerning the lived experience of
rheumatoid arthritis (RA). To compare the conceptual features of qualitative studies covering …

Objective Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease with treatment involving a
multidisciplinary approach with pharmacological, physical therapies and surgery as options …

Methods for reviewing and synthesising findings from quantitative research studies in health
care are well established. Although there is recognition of the need for qualitative research …

Over the past few decades, understanding of the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
has improved substantially. Insights into the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in …

Studies that systematically search for and synthesise qualitative research are becoming
more evident in health care, and they can make an important contribution to patient care …

An emerging trend in the medical literature, including the Rheumatology literature, is that of
accumulating large, multicentric, multi-national data based on registries of patients seen in …

Objectives: To review and synthesize the existing literature on the experience of living with a
diagnosis of hip and/or knee osteoarthritis (OA). Method: A systematic review was …

Frontiers | Major Challenges in Rheumatology: Will We Ever Treat Smarter, Instead of Just
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