Eighty-eight patients with possible ankylosing spondylitis (AS) were selected for this followup
study. They showed normal or at most suspicious radiographic findings of the sacroiliac …

OBJECTIVE: To compare labor force participation across chronic inflammatory rheumatic
diseases in order to assess the influence of the disease, disease duration, sex, education, and …

AND PERSPECTIVES The frequency of uSpA has been ignored in previous epidemiologic
studies because of the inadequacy of the existing classification criteria. With the use of the …

Impaired cognitive functioning in patients with end-stage renal disease may reduce their
capabilities to adhere to complex medical or dietary regimens and to fully participate in medical …

Background Several studies have reported that using the Wii™ Balance Board can provide
added value regarding balance (re-)training in neurological diseases. However, for the large …

Objective To compare differences in shared decision-making (SDM) and treatment satisfaction
(TS) between haemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. Methods 6–24 …

Objective To render information on the accuracy of patient‐reported indirect cost data
compared with payer‐derived data of the real indirect costs on a patient‐by‐patient basis …

Limited resources and the need to improve the cost-effectiveness of medical procedures
underlie the increasing importance of socioeconomic evaluations of health care. A search of …

Background: Until today, research has underestimated the role of psychosocial conditions
as contributing factors to dialysis modality choice. The novelty within the Choice of Renal …

Background Social relationships are important determinants of health-related outcomes for
patients with chronic conditions. However, the effects of social networks and social support …