Tender and Swollen Joint Assessment, Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI), Nail Psoriasis Severity Index (NAPSI), Modified Nail Psoriasis Severity Index (mNAPSI), Mander/Newcastle Enthesitis Index (MEI), Leeds Enthesitis Index (LEI), Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada (SPARCC), Maastricht Ankylosing Spondylitis Enthesis Score (MASES), Leeds Dactylitis Index (LDI), Patient Globa...

Background Fibromyalgia (FM) is a common chronic disorder characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances and functional symptoms, reaching prevalence of 2–3% worldwide. It can present as comorbidity in patients with concomitant disease have significant impact on the quality life. There are very few studies FM inflammatory bowel (IBD). Objectives The aims this study were to assess...

Background Fatigue is a common and frustrating symptom in many chronic inflammatory diseases, including juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), impacting all parts of daily life. Objectives This study aims to determine the prevalence fatigue young patients with JIA analyze its correlation clinical characteristics disease, body mineral content (BMC), bone mass density (BMD). Methods Cross-sectional...

OBJECTIVE Two randomised controlled trials, AMBITION (NCT00109408) and ADACTA (NCT01119859), showed tocilizumab (TCZ) monotherapy superior to methotrexate (MTX) and adalimumab (ADA) monotherapy, respectively, for improving rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity. This study compared the benefit of TCZ versus MTX or ADA monotherapy for improving patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in patients wi...

CONTEXT Spirituality, religiosity, and spiritual pain may affect advanced cancer patients' symptom expression, coping strategies, and quality of life. OBJECTIVES To examine the prevalence and intensity of spirituality, religiosity, and spiritual pain, and how spiritual pain was associated with symptom expression, coping, and spiritual quality of life. METHODS We interviewed 100 advanced can...

OBJECTIVES To assess baricitinib on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis, who had insufficient response or intolerance to ≥1 tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFis) or other biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs). METHODS In this double-blind phase III study, patients were randomised to once-daily placebo or...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To examine the effects of a seated exercise program on fatigue and quality of life (QOL) in women with metastatic breast cancer. DESIGN Randomized, controlled, longitudinal trial. SETTING Outpatient clinic of a comprehensive cancer center. SAMPLE Convenience sample of 38 women who were beginning outpatient chemotherapy. METHODS Subjects were randomized to a control or...