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    • Access to an optimal treatment. Current situation 

      Ugarte-Gil, M.F.; Silvestre, A.M.R.; Pons-Estel, B.A. (Springer London, 2015)
      Access to an optimal treatment is determined by several factors, like availability, pricing/funding, and acceptability. In Latin America (LA), one of the regions with more disparities particularly on healthcare in the ...
    • Guía de práctica clínica para el diagnóstico y manejo inicial de artritis reumatoide en el Seguro Social del Perú (EsSalud) 

      Salinas, A.; Huaringa-Marcelo, J.; Alfaro-Lozano, J.; Becerra-Chauca, N.; Nieto-Gutierrez, W.; Garcia-Gomero, D.; Jara, J.D.L.; Calderón-Gallegos, J.; Flores, C.; Taype-Rondan, A.; Timaná-Ruiz, R.; Salvador-Salvador, S.; Carrera-Acosta, L.; Gamboa-Cárdenas, R. (Medical Body of the Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo National Hospital, 2021)
      Background: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) has adverse health consequences, its early diagnosis and optimal management require recommendations based on high quality evidence adapted to each health system. Objective: To provide ...
    • An international survey of current management practices for polymyalgia rheumatica by general practitioners and rheumatologists 

      Donskov, A.O.; Mackie, S.L.; Hauge, E.M.; Toro-Gutiérrez, C.E.; Hansen, I.T.; Hemmig, A.K.; Van Der Maas, A.; Gheita, T.; Nielsen, B.D.; Douglas, K.M.J.; Conway, R.; Rezus, E.; Dasgupta, B.; Monti, S.; Matteson, E.L.; Sattui, S.E.; Matza, M.; Ocampo, V.; Gromova, M.; Grainger, R.; Bran, A.; Appenzeller, S.; Goecke, A.; Colman, N.; Keen, H.I.; Kuwana, M.; Gupta, L.; Salim, B.; Harifi, G.; Erraoui, M.; Ziade, N.; Al-Ani, N.A.; Ajibade, A.; Knitza, J.; Frølund, L.; Yates, M.; Pimentel-Quiroz, V.R.; Lyrio, A.M.; Sandovici, M.; Van Der Geest, K.S.M.; Helliwell, T.; Brouwer, E.; Dejaco, C.; Keller, K.K. (Oxford University Press, 2023)
      Objectives: To explore current management practices for PMR by general practitioners (GPs) and rheumatologists including implications for clinical trial recruitment. Methods: An English language questionnaire was constructed ...
    • Measures of Fatigue in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases: A Critical Review 

      Elera-Fitzcarrald, C.; Rocha, J.; Burgos, P.I.; Ugarte-Gil, M.F.; Petri, M.; Alarcón, G.S. (John Wiley and Sons, 2020)
      Fatigue is a common symptom, with reported prevalence in the population ranging from 7% to approximately 45% 1-5. For example, evidence regarding fatigue prevalence among the US adult population dates back to the 1970s and ...
    • Predictors of Remission and Low Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Results From the Follow-up of a Real-World Peruvian Cohort 

      Gamboa-Cárdenas, R.-V.; Ugarte-Gil, M.-F.; Pimentel-Quiroz, V.; Reátegui -Sokolova, C.; Rodríguez-Bellido, Z.; Zevallos-Miranda, F.; Medina-Chinchón, M.; Alfaro-Lozano, J.; Noriega-Zapata, E.; Cucho-Venegas, J.M.; Perich-Campos, R.; Pastor-Asurza, C.; Alarcón, G.S. (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2022)
      Background Clinical remission is the goal in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management; however, this can be difficult to achieve in several parts of the world. Our objective was to determine predictors of remission and ...
    • Rapid Adoption of Telemedicine in Rheumatology Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights Training and Supervision Concerns Among Rheumatology Trainees 

      Yeoh, S.-A.; Young, K.; Putman, M.; Sattui, S.; Conway, R.; Graef, E.; Kilian, A.; Konig, M.; Sparks, J.; Ugarte-Gil, M.; Upton, L.; Berenbaum, F.; Bhana, S.; Costello, W.; Hausmann, J.; Machado, P.; Robinson, P.; Sirotich, E.; Sufka, P.; Yazdany, J.; Liew, J.; Grainger, R.; Wallace, Z.; Jayatilleke, A. (John Wiley and Sons, 2022)
      Objective: To evaluate the impact of telemedicine use during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on rheumatology trainees. Methods: A voluntary, anonymous, web-based survey was administered in English, Spanish, ...