Background Nursing is an integral part of all healthcare services, and has the potential of
having a wide and enduring impact on health outcomes for a global ageing population. Over …

Aim To identify indicators sensitive to the practice of primary healthcare nurse practitioners
(PHCNPs). Materials and methods A review of systematic reviews was undertaken to identify …

To update the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for the
role of the nurse in the management of chronic inflammatory arthritis (CIA) using the most up …

Objective To determine the non-inferiority of nurse-led care (NLC) in patients with
anticitrullinated protein antibody (ACPA)-positive and/or rheumatoid factor (RF)-positive …

Background Nurses play an important role in the management of patients with systemic
autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Little is known about the effectiveness of nurse-led …

Introduction Management of rheumatoid arthritis has changed dramatically over the last
decade and is characterised by early start of intensive treatment and tight monitoring of …

Objective To compare the efficacy of embedded nurse-led versus conventional physician-
led follow-up on disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods In a …

Globally, increasing demand for rheumatology services has led to a greater reliance on non-
physician healthcare professionals (HCPs), such as rheumatology nurse specialists, to …

In some countries, restructuring of the healthcare system has contributed to the introduction
of a new domain in professional nursing—the Advanced Practice Nurse (APN). In order to …

Introduction This pragmatic non-inferiority study assessed quality of care within a nurse-led
care (NLC) model for stable patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared to the …