Background Oral glucocorticoids are widely used to treat patients with rheumatoid arthritis,
but their effect on joint destruction, as assessed radiologically, is uncertain. Methods We …

… Author links open overlay panel Maarten Boers a , John R. Kirwan b , George Wells c ,
Dorcas Beaton d , Laure Gossec e , Maria-Antonietta d'Agostino f , Philip G. Conaghan g , Clifton …

Adverse effects of glucocorticoids have been abundantly reported. Published reports on low
dose glucocorticoid treatment show that few of the commonly held beliefs about their …

Background Glucocorticoid use in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is widespread. Two Cochrane
Reviews have been published examining the short term clinical benefit of low dose …

Background Because of the unpredictability people with arthritis face on a daily basis,
patient education programmes have become an effective complement to traditional medical …

The Patient Perspective Workshop at OMERACT 8 considered evidence for the importance
of fatigue to patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and whether measurement of fatigue …

Background Fatigue is a common and potentially distressing symptom for people with
rheumatoid arthritis with no accepted evidence based management guidelines. Non‐…

The Patient Perspective Workshop at OMERACT 7 addressed the question of assessing the
outcomes of intervention in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from the perspective of those who …

Objective To assess the associations between pain, loss of function, and radiographic changes
in knee osteoarthritis (OA), taking into account both the patellofemoral and tibiofemoral …

Agreement on response criteria in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has allowed better standardization
and interpretation of clinical trial reports. With recent advances in therapy, the proportion …