Research ArticleArticle
Sustained Remission Improves Physical Function in Patients with Established Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Should Be a Treatment Goal: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study from Southern Sweden
Jon Thorkell Einarsson, Pierre Geborek, Tore Saxne, Lars Erik Kristensen and Meliha C. Kapetanovic
The Journal of Rheumatology April 2016, jrheum.150995; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.150995
Jon Thorkell Einarsson
From the Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden; The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, the Capital Region of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Supported by grants from the Swedish Rheumatism Association, the Swedish Research Council, the Medical Faculty of Lund University, the Alfred Österlund Foundation, the Crafoord Foundation, the Greta and Johan Kock Foundation, King Gustaf V’s 80-Year Foundation, the Oak foundation, and Lund University Hospital. J.T. Einarsson, MD, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; P. Geborek, MD, PhD, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; T. Saxne, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; L.E. Kristensen, MD, PhD, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, and The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, the Capital Region of Copenhagen; M.C. Kapetanovic, MD, PhD, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. J.T. Einarsson, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Skånes University Hospital, Lund University, Kioskgatan 3, SE-221 85 Lund, Sweden. E-mail: jonthorkell@gmail.com. Accepted for publication February 17, 2016.
Pierre Geborek
From the Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden; The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, the Capital Region of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Supported by grants from the Swedish Rheumatism Association, the Swedish Research Council, the Medical Faculty of Lund University, the Alfred Österlund Foundation, the Crafoord Foundation, the Greta and Johan Kock Foundation, King Gustaf V’s 80-Year Foundation, the Oak foundation, and Lund University Hospital. J.T. Einarsson, MD, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; P. Geborek, MD, PhD, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; T. Saxne, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; L.E. Kristensen, MD, PhD, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, and The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, the Capital Region of Copenhagen; M.C. Kapetanovic, MD, PhD, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. J.T. Einarsson, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Skånes University Hospital, Lund University, Kioskgatan 3, SE-221 85 Lund, Sweden. E-mail: jonthorkell@gmail.com. Accepted for publication February 17, 2016.
Tore Saxne
From the Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden; The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, the Capital Region of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Supported by grants from the Swedish Rheumatism Association, the Swedish Research Council, the Medical Faculty of Lund University, the Alfred Österlund Foundation, the Crafoord Foundation, the Greta and Johan Kock Foundation, King Gustaf V’s 80-Year Foundation, the Oak foundation, and Lund University Hospital. J.T. Einarsson, MD, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; P. Geborek, MD, PhD, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; T. Saxne, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; L.E. Kristensen, MD, PhD, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, and The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, the Capital Region of Copenhagen; M.C. Kapetanovic, MD, PhD, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. J.T. Einarsson, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Skånes University Hospital, Lund University, Kioskgatan 3, SE-221 85 Lund, Sweden. E-mail: jonthorkell@gmail.com. Accepted for publication February 17, 2016.
Lars Erik Kristensen
From the Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden; The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, the Capital Region of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Supported by grants from the Swedish Rheumatism Association, the Swedish Research Council, the Medical Faculty of Lund University, the Alfred Österlund Foundation, the Crafoord Foundation, the Greta and Johan Kock Foundation, King Gustaf V’s 80-Year Foundation, the Oak foundation, and Lund University Hospital. J.T. Einarsson, MD, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; P. Geborek, MD, PhD, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; T. Saxne, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; L.E. Kristensen, MD, PhD, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, and The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, the Capital Region of Copenhagen; M.C. Kapetanovic, MD, PhD, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. J.T. Einarsson, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Skånes University Hospital, Lund University, Kioskgatan 3, SE-221 85 Lund, Sweden. E-mail: jonthorkell@gmail.com. Accepted for publication February 17, 2016.
Meliha C. Kapetanovic
From the Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden; The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, the Capital Region of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Supported by grants from the Swedish Rheumatism Association, the Swedish Research Council, the Medical Faculty of Lund University, the Alfred Österlund Foundation, the Crafoord Foundation, the Greta and Johan Kock Foundation, King Gustaf V’s 80-Year Foundation, the Oak foundation, and Lund University Hospital. J.T. Einarsson, MD, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; P. Geborek, MD, PhD, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; T. Saxne, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital; L.E. Kristensen, MD, PhD, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, and The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, the Capital Region of Copenhagen; M.C. Kapetanovic, MD, PhD, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. J.T. Einarsson, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Skånes University Hospital, Lund University, Kioskgatan 3, SE-221 85 Lund, Sweden. E-mail: jonthorkell@gmail.com. Accepted for publication February 17, 2016.
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Sustained Remission Improves Physical Function in Patients with Established Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Should Be a Treatment Goal: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study from Southern Sweden
Jon Thorkell Einarsson, Pierre Geborek, Tore Saxne, Lars Erik Kristensen, Meliha C. Kapetanovic
The Journal of Rheumatology Apr 2016, jrheum.150995; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.150995
Sustained Remission Improves Physical Function in Patients with Established Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Should Be a Treatment Goal: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study from Southern Sweden
Jon Thorkell Einarsson, Pierre Geborek, Tore Saxne, Lars Erik Kristensen, Meliha C. Kapetanovic
The Journal of Rheumatology Apr 2016, jrheum.150995; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.150995