An assessment of the health and economic burdens of glaucoma

R Varma, PP Lee, I Goldberg, S Kotak - American journal of ophthalmology, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To bring together information concerning the epidemiology and the economic
and individual burdens of glaucoma. DESIGN: Interpretive essay. METHODS: Review and …

A multicenter, retrospective pilot study of resource use and costs associated with severity of disease in glaucoma

PP Lee, JG Walt, JJ Doyle, SV Kotak… - Archives of …, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To examine resource consumption and the direct costs of treating glaucoma at
different disease severity levels. Design Observational, retrospective cohort study based on …

The burden of non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis

…, JF Bukowski, S Valluri, B Vlahos, S Kotak - Seminars in Arthritis and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives To identify patients earlier, new classification criteria have been introduced for axial
spondyloarthritis (axSpA). Patients who satisfy the clinical or imaging criteria for axSpA in …

Objective assessment of compliance and persistence among patients treated for glaucoma and ocular hypertension: a systematic review

G Reardon, S Kotak, GF Schwartz - Patient preference and …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose This study summarizes findings from objective assessments of compliance (or
adherence) and persistence with ocular hypotensive agents in patients with glaucoma and …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of anti-drug antibodies on drug concentrations and clinical outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with adalimumab, etanercept, or …

…, MH Al-Maini, K Pavelka, E Mahgoub, S Kotak… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Objective To assess the incidence of anti-drug antibodies (ADA) in patients with rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) treated with the TNF inhibitors etanercept (ETN), adalimumab (ADL), or …

Clinical and MRI responses to etanercept in early non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis: 48-week results from the EMBARK study

…, R Bonin, R Pedersen, B Vlahos, S Kotak… - Annals of the …, 2016 - ard.bmj.com
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of etanercept (ETN) after 48 weeks in patients
with early active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA). Methods Patients …

[HTML][HTML] Discordance between patient and physician assessments of global disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis and association with work productivity

…, V Strand, AS Koenig, A Szumski, S Kotak… - Arthritis Research & …, 2016 - Springer
Background Discordance between patient and physician ratings of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
severity occurs in clinical practice and correlates with pain scores and measurements of …

[HTML][HTML] The prevalence and clinical characteristics of nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis among patients with inflammatory back pain in rheumatology practices …

…, E Singh, LJ Llamado, K Shirazy, S Kotak… - Arthritis research & …, 2016 - Springer
Background Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), who by definition have radiographic
sacroiliitis, typically experience symptoms for a decade or more before being diagnosed. Yet, …

Effect of patient-centered communication training on discussion and detection of nonadherence in glaucoma

SR Hahn, DS Friedman, HA Quigley, S Kotak, E Kim… - Ophthalmology, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To assess communication about adherence and to determine the impact of
communication skills training on physicians' approach to nonadherence. DESIGN: Sociolinguistic …

Doctor–patient communication in glaucoma care: analysis of videotaped encounters in community-based office practice

DS Friedman, SR Hahn, HA Quigley, S Kotak, E Kim… - Ophthalmology, 2009 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To assess doctor–patient communication in patients with glaucoma. DESIGN:
Observational cohort study. PARTICIPANTS: Twenty-three ophthalmologists and 50 patients …