Treating-to-target in rheumatology: theory and practice

C Duarte, RJO Ferreira, EJF Santos… - Best Practice & Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite its inclusion in current treatment recommendations, adherence to the treat-to-target
strategy (T2T) is still poor. Among the issues are the definition (s) of target, especially the …

Differences in disease activity measures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who achieved DAS, SDAI, or CDAI remission but not Boolean remission

D Aletaha, X Wang, S Zhong, S Florentinus… - Seminars in arthritis and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives In patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), remission may be assessed by various
composite measures. We assessed achievement of remission as defined by Boolean …

Remission or not remission, that's the question: shedding light on remission and the impact of objective and subjective measures reflecting disease activity in …

A Brkic, K Łosińska, AH Pripp, M Korkosz… - Rheumatology and …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction The inclusion of certain variables in remission formulas for rheumatoid arthritis
(RA) may give rise to discrepancies. An increase in patient global assessment (PGA), a …

High patient global assessment scores in patients with rheumatoid arthritis otherwise in remission do not reflect subclinical inflammation

L Brites, J Rovisco, F Costa, JPD de Freitas, D Jesus… - Joint Bone Spine, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives To assess whether high patient global assessment (PGA) scores by patients with
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) otherwise in remission reflect subclinical inflammation. Methods …

Adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with a reduced DAS28 index among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Case study from KRRD

B Alawadhi, A Alsaber, I Shatawan… - International Journal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, autoimmune disease that mostly affects
the synovial joints. It has been hypothesized that dietary and other environmental and …

MITIG. RA: study protocol of a tailored psychological intervention for managing fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis randomized controlled trial

C Duarte, RLF Spilker, C Paiva, RJO Ferreira… - Trials, 2023 - Springer
Background Despite remarkable medical advances in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
(RA), a subset of patients fails to achieve complete clinical remission, as the Patient Global …

Adherence to Mediterranean diet and patient perception of rheumatoid arthritis

F Ingegnoli, T Schioppo, I Scotti, T Ubiali… - … Therapies in Medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the association between the adherence to Mediterranean diet (MD)
and disease impact, activity, and comorbidities in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) …

Validity and reliability of the EULAR instrument RAID. 7 as a tool to assess individual domains of impact of disease in rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study of …

C Duarte, EJF Santos, RJO Ferreira, TK Kvien… - RMD open, 2021 - rmdopen.bmj.com
Objective The rheumatoid arthritis impact of disease (RAID) questionnaire comprises seven
patient-important domains of disease impact (pain, function, fatigue, sleep disturbance …

Remission versus low disease activity as treatment targets in rheumatoid arthritis: how to strike the right balance between too strict and too lenient targets? A meta …

C Duarte, JWG Jacobs, RJO Ferreira, PMJ Welsing… - RMD open, 2024 - rmdopen.bmj.com
Objectives To evaluate the impact of using Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI)-LDA
(low disease activity) versus different definitions of remission as a treatment target in …

Definition of treatment targets in rheumatoid arthritis: is it time for reappraisal?

RJO Ferreira, RBM Landewé, JAP da Silva - The Journal of …, 2021 - jrheum.org
In the current issue of The Journal of Rheumatology, Kremer and colleagues1 compare the
Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) with a slightly modified Corrona Routine Assessment …