This guideline provides initial ACR recommendations on integrative interventions for the management of rheumatoid arthritis to accompany disease-modifying antirheumatic drug treatments. The broad range of interventions included in these recommendations illustrates the importance of an interprofessional, team-based approach to RA management. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This guideline updates recommendations for prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) for patients with rheumatic or nonrheumatic conditions receiving >3 months treatment with glucocorticoids (GCs) ≥2.5 mg daily. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This item provides evidence-based recommendations regarding screening for interstitial lung disease (ILD) and the monitoring for ILD progression in people with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs), specifically rheumatoid arthritis, systemic sclerosis, idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, mixed connective tissue disease, and Sjögren disease. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This item provides evidence-based recommendations regarding the treatment of interstitial lung disease in adults with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations regarding the optimal timing of TJA in patients who have symptomatic and radiographic moderate-to-severe osteoarthritis or advanced symptomatic osteonecrosis with secondary arthritis for whom nonoperative therapy was ineffective. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Although ChatGPT is reliable and useful for patients to obtain information about rheumatic diseases, it should be kept in mind that it may give false and misleading answers. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Conclusions
Although ChatGPT is reliable and useful for patients to obtain information about rheumatic diseases, it should be kept in mind that it may give false and misleading answers.
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Fatigue is a common symptom of many rheumatic diseases (RDs), but more research is needed to explore the experience of fatigue and its impact on employment among people with RDs. The aim of the present study was to investigate experiences of fatigue, its impact on employment and strategies that people with RD use to continue working. You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please be clear which article you are requesting.
Conclusions
Patients view DMARD withdrawal in the context of either restoring or threatening their “normal lives”. In this model, social and personal factors play a crucial role in influencing patients’ opinions of DMARD therapy beyond a simple consideration of medication side-effects alone. A formulaic approach to DMARD withdrawal determined and imposed by clinicians would not be successful. Instead, the discussion of DMARD withdrawal should take place with the identification of patients’ priorities and in the context of their personal disease experiences.