The past decade in rheumatology has seen tremendous innovation in digital health
technologies, including the electronic health record, virtual visits, mobile health, wearable …

The psychosocial and functional consequences of chronic pain disorders have been well
documented as having significant effects on the experience of pain, presentation to health …

Scores of tools to measure outcomes that matter to patients have been developed over the
past 30 years but few are used routinely at the point of care. Nelson and colleagues …

Background Biologics are used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and many other
conditions. While the efficacy of biologics has been established, there is uncertainty …

What is the little button for? This button is pushed at bedtime and awake time to let the
research know what time you went to bed and got up. This button can also be used with the …

Background: Total hip and total knee arthroplasties are well accepted as reliable and
suitable surgical procedures to return patients to function. Health-related quality-of-life …

Background Each year, clinical upper gastrointestinal events occur in 2 to 4 percent of
patients who are taking nonselective nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). We …

Abstract Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a form of Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy that includes a specific therapeutic process,“psychological flexibility,” and focuses …

BACKGROUND Epidemiologically-based rheumatology healthcare needs assessment
requires an understanding of the incidence and prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in …

Composite indices or pooled indices are useful tools for the evaluation of disease activity in
patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). They allow the integration of various aspects of the …