Introduction Gender as a predictor of outcomes of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has evoked
considerable interest over the decades. Historically, there is no consensus whether RA is worse …

Objective To develop new composite disease activity indices for psoriatic arthritis (PsA).
Methods Data from routine clinic visits at multiple centres were collected in a systematic manner. …

Objective. During OMERACT 8, delegates selected patient global assessment (PGA) of
disease as a domain to be evaluated in randomized controlled trials in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). …

The objectives of this study were to assess the costs of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in Hungary and
to identify key cost drivers among demographic and clinical variables and to compare cost-…

Cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) are involved in Rheumatoid arthritis
(RA) pathogenesis by augmenting autoimmunity, sustaining long term inflammation in the …

Introduction Although natural autoantibodies make up the majority of circulating
immunoglobulins and are also present in high numbers in therapeutically used intravenous …

102 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 104 psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients' records were analysed
according to a standardised protocol. Using Cox regression, life-table analysis and log …

Some health problems are considered by many individuals as a ‘normal’ part of ageing. Our
aim was to investigate whether patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) consider different …

Objective. Physician’s global assessment (PGA) of disease activity is a major determinant of
therapeutic decision making. This study assesses the reliability of the PGA, measured by …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether activity indices, generally accepted in rheumatoid arthritis
(RA) are useful and valid to measure disease activity in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients …