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Alonso S, Morante I, Braña I, Queiro R. Altered sleep in axial spondyloarthritis and psoriatic arthritis: Post hoc comparative study based on a sleep-specific question from the ASAS health index. Reumatol Clin (Engl Ed) 2023; 19:430-435. [PMID: 37805256 DOI: 10.1016/j.reumae.2023.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Sleep problems are common in spondyloarthritis (SpA), but the factors associated with them are only partially known. In this study, responses to item #16 from the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society-Health Index (ASAS HI) that explores the sleep category according to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) were compared between psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and axial SpA (axSpA). METHODS Post hoc analysis of a multicentre cross-sectional study included a total of 201 consecutive patients. The prevalence, correlations, and disease factors associated with a positive response to item #16 were analyzed in both SpA populations. RESULTS Forty-eight/111 (43.2%) patients with axSpA and 42/90 (46.7%) with PsA reported sleep problems. There was a moderate-high correlation between item #16 and the ASAS HI sum score in both populations (r≥.59). In axSpA, poor sleep was associated with disease activity (OR 8.45, p<.001), biological therapy use (OR .24, p<.05) and CRP levels (OR .16, p<.05). In PsA, disturbed sleep was independently associated with disease activity showing a dose-response effect (OR 1.16, p<.001). Taking both populations together, disease severity (OR 6.33, p<.001) and axSpA (OR .50, p<.05) were independently associated with a positive response to item #16. Correlations between the different components of the ASAS HI and item #16 were markedly different in both populations. CONCLUSIONS A positive response to item #16 was common in both SpA phenotypes. However, the link between inflammatory burden and disturbed sleep was higher in axSpA than in PsA.
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- Sara Alonso
- Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Oviedo-Asturias, Spain.
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- Rheumatology Division, Hospital de Sierrallana, Torrelavega-Cantabria, Spain
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- Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Oviedo-Asturias, Spain
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- Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Oviedo-Asturias, Spain; ISPA Translational Immunology Division, Oviedo, Spain; Oviedo University School of Medicine, Spain
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Fernández-Carballido C, Almodóvar R, Cañete JD, Collantes E, de Miguel E, Gratacós J, Juanola X, Pinto JA, Queiro R, Zarco P. Resources and strategies for the optimal care of patients with axial spondyloarthritis: The CREA project. Reumatol Clin (Engl Ed) 2023; 19:82-89. [PMID: 36064886 DOI: 10.1016/j.reumae.2022.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) are musculoskeletal diseases with different manifestations. In clinical practice, variability, and limitations in the collection of the outcomes required for follow-up have been observed. The objective of the CREA project was to agree on improvement strategies for the initial assessment and follow-up of patients with axSpA in Spain. MATERIALS AND METHODS A survey with 33 questions was conducted by a representative sample of rheumatologists on clinical practice, resources, and present limitations in the follow-up of patients with axSpA. The results of the survey were discussed in 10 regional meetings, and 105 strategies were proposed and evaluated through a Delphi consensus in which 85 experts participated. RESULTS The lack of time for clinical visits, the lack of nurses and/or support staff and the delay in performing the imaging tests were the most prominent limitations in the follow-up of patients with axSpA. One hundred and five strategies were proposed related to the evaluation of disease activity, physical function, quality of life and disease impact, to the evaluation of comorbidities and extra-articular manifestations, laboratory tests; imaging tests, physical examination and metrology. Of the total, 85 were considered highly advisable. No regional differences were found. CONCLUSIONS The proposals agreed upon as highly advisable in the present study are applicable to the entire national territory, allow tighter and more homogeneous monitoring of the patients with axSpA, facilitate more comprehensive management of the disease, and respond to the unmet needs detected in the initial survey.
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- Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain; Grupo investigación A8G2 del I3PT, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña, INIBIC, A Coruña, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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Carrillo I, López-Pineda A, García-Díaz S, López A, Valencia Muntalà L, Juanola X, Zarco P, Ignacio E, Mira JJ. Proposals for the incorporation of the nursing role in the certification of axial spondyloarthritis units. Literature review and expert consensus. Reumatol Clin (Engl Ed) 2022; 18:580-586. [PMID: 35469782 DOI: 10.1016/j.reumae.2021.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To analyse the role of nursing in the approach to axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and to make proposals to include the role of rheumatology nursing consultations (RECs) in the quality certification of these specialized units. METHODS A systematic review of the nursing role in quality certification systems in the management of axSpA was conducted. Subsequently a consensus conference was held with the participation of three rheumatology nurses to determine elements that should be considered in future revisions of certification standards. RESULTS The systematic review yielded five papers as relevant. None of the publications reviewed explicitly proposed standards applicable to nursing care in the management of patients with axSpA, although they contemplated the activities of this professional group. The proposals agreed upon to incorporate the role of RECs in the certification standards for axSpA monographic units included the following: basic equipment and resources, organization, administration of pharmacological treatments and promotion of adherence, standardized programmes for axSpA, telematic consultation for monitoring the stable patient, registry of patient-reported outcome measures and e-consultation. CONCLUSIONS The literature on quality standards and certification standards for axSpA monographic units is scarce and hardly reflects the role of RECs in providing quality care. The consensus proposals in this study would incorporate RECs into quality certification standards. In the future, the increased presence of RECs in Spain should be accompanied by a review of the indicators regarding their role.
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- Irene Carrillo
- Departamento de Psicología de la Salud, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Elche, Spain.
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- Departamento de Medicina Clínica, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, San Juan (Alicante), Spain; Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunidad Valenciana (FISABIO), San Juan (Alicante), Spain
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- Departamento de Reumatología, Complex Hospitalari Moisès Broggi, CSI, Sant Joan Despí (Barcelona), Spain
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- Departamento de Enfermería de Práctica Avanzada, CEIMI, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona), Spain
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, IDIBELL, Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona), Spain
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- Unidad de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario Fundación de Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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- Gestión Sanitaria y Calidad Asistencial, Universidad de Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain
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- Departamento de Psicología de la Salud, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Elche, Spain; Departamento de Salud Alicante-Sant Joan d'Alacant, San Juan (Alicante), Spain
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Castañeda S, González C, Villaverde V, Lajas Petisco C, Castro MC, Jirout F, Obaya JC, Hermosa JC, Suárez C, García S, Rodero M, León L, López Esteban A, Gobbo M, Alcaide L, Torre-Alonso JC. Development and feasibility of 4 checklists for the evaluation of comorbidity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis and psoriatic arthritis: GECOAI Project. Reumatol Clin (Engl Ed) 2022; 18:114-123. [PMID: 35153034 DOI: 10.1016/j.reumae.2020.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To develop and assess the feasibility in daily practice of four comorbidity checklists, for common use in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). METHODS A multidisciplinary panel of experts on comorbidity was established. Data from the GECOAR, GECOAX and GECOAP projects were analysed and a narrative literature review in Medline on RA, axSpA and PsA comorbidity was performed in order to select the most relevant and common comorbidities across the three diseases. With these results and those obtained from a focus group of patients, in a nominal group meeting, the experts generated preliminary checklists. These were afterwards modified by an external evaluation by two associations, a patients' association and an association of health professionals related to rheumatology. As a result, the final checklists were generated. A cross-sectional study was conducted to test the feasibility of three of the checklists in daily practice, in which eight health professionals evaluated the checklists in five patients with RA, five with axSpA and five with SpA. RESULTS Four comorbidity checklists were designed, three for health professionals (one to assess current comorbidity, one on prevention/health promotion and one with the referral criteria to other health professionals), and another for patients. The feasibility study showed them to be simple, clear, and useful for use in routine clinical practice. CONCLUSIONS The use of specific and common checklists for patients with RA, axSpA and PsA is feasible and might contribute favorably to their prognosis as well as in daily practice.
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- Santos Castañeda
- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Cátedra UAM-ROCHE, EPID-Futuro, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain.
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Reumatología, IDISSC, Hospital Universitario Clínico de San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Monte Naranco, Oviedo, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Moises Broggi, Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Reumatología, IDISSC, Hospital Universitario Clínico de San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Reumatología, IDISSC, Hospital Universitario Clínico de San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Positivamente Centro de Psicología, Madrid, Spain
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- Coordinadora Nacional de Artritis, Madrid, Spain
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Reyes-Cordero G, Enríquez-Sosa F, Gomez-Ruiz C, Gonzalez-Diaz V, Castillo-Ortiz JD, Duran-Barragán S, Duran-Ortiz JS, Espinosa-Morales R, Gamez-Nava JI, Gonzalez-Lopez L, Julian-Martínez B, Mendoza-Fuentes A, Ramos-Remus C, Pacheco-Tena C, Burgos-Vargas R. Recommendations of the Mexican College of Rheumatology for the Management of Spondyloarthritis. Reumatol Clin (Engl Ed) 2021; 17:37-45. [PMID: 31285162 DOI: 10.1016/j.reuma.2019.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/31/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To update the recommendations for the management of patients with Spondyloarthritis (SpA) in the Mexican population, and identify which variables could influence patient management. MATERIAL AND METHODS A group of 15 experts in SpA translated, analyzed and modified the recommendations of the Mexican College of Rheumatology (CMR) and the International Society for the Assessment of Spondyloarthritis (ASAS)/European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) 2016 group through a systematic review of the literature by two external reviewers during the period from 2015 to 2018 using the grade of recommendation, Oxford levels of evidence, percentage of concordance (Delphi). RESULTS Compared to previous recommendations, there were no significant changes from the year 2015. However, we modified the five fundamental principles and reduced the number of recommendations to ten by incorporating the first item in the text and combining five recommendations into two and adding a further recommendation. We confirmed the tendency to use glucocorticoids for patients with inflammatory activity and scarce access to biologicals. We identified the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients with SpA and their influence on the application of the recommendations. CONCLUSIONS The ten recommendations of the CMR and the analysis of the characteristics of the Mexican patients with SpA focussed on step therapy, including pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies, in a spectrum from easily accessible to high-tech substances available to a small percentage of the population.
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- Greta Reyes-Cordero
- Hospital Ángeles Chihuahua, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México
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- Hospital Regional «General Ignacio Zaragoza», ISSSTE, Ciudad de México, México
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- Antiguo Hospital Civil de Guadalajara «Fray Antonio Alcalde», Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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- Clínica de Investigación en Reumatología y Obesidad S.C. Instituto de Investigación en Reumatología y del Sistema Musculoesquelético, Departamento de Clínicas Médicas, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital General de Zona N.(o) 1, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Tepic, Nayarit, México
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Ciudad de México, México
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- Unidad de Investigación Biomédica 02, UMAE, Hospital de Especialidades Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente, IMSS, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México; Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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- Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital General de Zona N.(o) 1, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Delegación Hidalgo, Pachuca, Hidalgo, México
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- Unidad de Investigación en Enfermedades Crónico-Degenerativas, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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- Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México
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- Hospital General de México «Dr. Eduardo Liceaga», Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México.
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Castañeda S, González C, Villaverde V, Lajas Petisco C, Castro MC, Jirout F, Obaya JC, Hermosa JC, Suárez C, García S, Rodero M, León L, López Esteban A, Gobbo M, Alcaide L, Torre-Alonso JC. Development and feasibility of 4 checklists for the evaluation of comorbidity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis and psoriatic arthritis: GECOAI Project. Reumatol Clin (Engl Ed) 2020; 18:S1699-258X(20)30225-4. [PMID: 33293243 DOI: 10.1016/j.reuma.2020.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To develop and assess the feasibility in daily practice of four comorbidity checklists, for common use in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). METHODS A multidisciplinary panel of experts on comorbidity was established. Data from the GECOAR, GECOAX and GECOAP projects were analysed and a narrative literature review in Medline on RA, axSpA and PsA comorbidity was performed in order to select the most relevant and common comorbidities across the three diseases. With these results and those obtained from a focus group of patients, in a nominal group meeting, the experts generated preliminary checklists. These were afterwards modified by an external evaluation by two associations, a patients' association and an association of health professionals related to rheumatology. As a result, the final checklists were generated. A cross-sectional study was conducted to test the feasibility of three of the checklists in daily practice, in which eight health professionals evaluated the checklists in five patients with RA, five with axSpA and five with SpA. RESULTS Four comorbidity checklists were designed, three for health professionals (one to assess current comorbidity, one on prevention/health promotion and one with the referral criteria to other health professionals), and another for patients. The feasibility study showed them to be simple, clear, and useful for use in routine clinical practice. CONCLUSIONS The use of specific and common checklists for patients with RA, axSpA and PsA is feasible and might contribute favorably to their prognosis as well as in daily practice.
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- Santos Castañeda
- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Cátedra UAM-ROCHE, EPID-Futuro, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, España.
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario de Móstoles, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Reumatología, IDISSC, Hospital Universitario Clínico de San Carlos, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, España
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Monte Naranco, Oviedo, España
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- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Moises Broggi, Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Reumatología, IDISSC, Hospital Universitario Clínico de San Carlos, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Reumatología, IDISSC, Hospital Universitario Clínico de San Carlos, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España
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- Positivamente Centro de Psicología, Madrid, España
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- Coordinadora Nacional de Artritis, Madrid, España
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Almodovar R, Joven B, Rodríguez Almaraz E, Melchor S, Rabadán E, Villaverde V, Navío T, Cebrián Méndez L, Lojo Oliveira L, Prada A, González L, García Martos Á, Navarro-Compán V, Loza E, Zarco P. Comparative results of the implementation in daily practice of an evaluation checklist for patients with axial spondyloarthritis and psoriatic arthritis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 17:392-396. [PMID: 34301382 DOI: 10.1016/j.reumae.2019.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 11/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyse and compare changes in the collection of clinical variables after the implementation in daily practice of an evaluation checklist for patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). METHODS An observational study was performed based on medical records review. The number and type of variables of the evaluation checklist in the medical records were collected. The first review was made before the implementation of the checklist, and the second one 6 months after the implementation (in different patients). A descriptive and bivariate analysis was carried out. RESULTS Six hospitals and 11 rheumatologists participated. A total of 83 and 68 medical records were reviewed before and after the implementation of the checklist. After the implementation, in the axSpA patients, a significant increase was recorded in alcohol consumption, diarrhoea or IBD and urethritis, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidaemia, depression, obesity or gout/hyperuricaemia, weight, height, blood pressure, patient and physician global assessments of disease activity, BASDAI and DAS28. And, in the PsA patients, alcohol consumption, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidaemia, disease, gout/hyperuricaemia, thoracic expansion, cervical rotation, weight, height, blood pressure, patient and physician global assessments of disease, ASDAS, BASDAI, and BASFI were recorded. In general, there was a trend towards greater recording in axSpA compared with PsA. CONCLUSIONS The implementation of a specific checklist in daily practice improves the evaluation of patients with axSpA and PsA. More efforts are necessary to continue improving the evaluation of patients with axSpA, but especially of those with PsA.
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- Raquel Almodovar
- Unidad de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario de Móstoles, Móstoles, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario de Torrejón, Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital del Tajo, Aranjuez, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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Rubio Vargas R, Melguizo Madrid E, González Rodríguez C, Navarro Sarabia F, Dominguez Quesada C, Ariza Ariza R, Navarro Compán V. Association between serum dickkopf-1 levels and disease duration in axial spondyloarthritis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 13:197-200. [PMID: 27297260 DOI: 10.1016/j.reuma.2016.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Revised: 04/24/2016] [Accepted: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is characterized by new bone formation. The complex systems underlying this process involve Wnt-signaling pathway. It has been observed that serum levels of dickkopf-1 (DKK-1), an important inhibitor of Wnt-signaling, are decreased in patients with axSpA. However, these data are from studies including only patients with long-standing disease. The aim of this study is to investigate if symptom duration influences on serum DKK-1 levels in patients with axSpA. MATERIAL AND METHODS A cross-sectional study including consecutive patients with axSpA (ASAS criteria) naïve for anti-TNF therapy. Collected data included demographic and disease characteristics, time since first symptom onset, assessment of disease activity and function, and determination of DKK-1 serum levels. Patients were classified as early axSpA (symptom duration ≤5 years) and established axSpA (>5 years). Linear regression models were employed to investigate the variables related to DKK-1 serum levels. RESULTS In total, 90 patients were included. Sixty-eight patients had early axSpA and 22 had established disease. Serum levels of DKK-1 were significantly higher in patients with early axSpA compared with established axSpA (22.1±12.6 vs 16.4±10.7pM; p=0.04). Among all tested variables, only symptom duration was significantly and inversely correlated with DKK-1 serum levels (beta: -0.041; p=0.01). CONCLUSION Serum DKK-1 levels in axSpA depend on disease duration. As disease duration increases, DKK-1 serum levels decrease. Based on this, an intensive treatment at early stages of the disease could have a better outcome on inhibiting/slowing radiographic progression in patients with axSpA.
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- Roxana Rubio Vargas
- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain.
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- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain
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Narváez JA, Hernández-Gañán J, Isern J, Sánchez-Fernández JJ. Rheumatic diseases of the spine: imaging diagnosis. Radiologia 2016; 58 Suppl 1:35-49. [PMID: 26908249 DOI: 10.1016/j.rx.2016.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2015] [Revised: 11/15/2015] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Spinal involvement is common both in the spondyloarthritides and in rheumatoid arthritis, in which the cervical segment is selectively affected. Rheumatoid involvement of the cervical spine has characteristic radiologic manifestations, fundamentally different patterns of atlantoaxial instability. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the technique of choice for evaluating the possible repercussions of atlantoaxial instability on the spinal cord and/or nerve roots in patients with rheumatoid arthritis as well as for evaluating parameters indicative of active inflammation, such as bone edema and synovitis. Axial involvement is characteristic in the spondyloarthritides and has distinctive manifestations on plain-film X-rays, which reflect destructive and reparative phenomena. The use of MRI has changed the conception of spondyloarthritis because it is able to directly detect the inflammatory changes that form part of the disease, making it possible to establish the diagnosis early in the disease process, when plain-film X-ray findings are normal (non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis), to assess the prognosis of the disease, and to contribute to treatment planning.
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- J A Narváez
- Sección de Radiología Músculo-Esquelética, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, ĹHospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España.
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- Sección de Radiología Músculo-Esquelética, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, ĹHospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España
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- Sección de Radiología Músculo-Esquelética, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, ĹHospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España
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- Institut de Diagnòstic per la Imatge, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, ĹHospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España
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Narváez JA, Bueno Horcajadas A, de Miguel Mendieta E, Sanz Sanz J. Guidelines for magnetic resonance imaging in axial spondyloarthritis: A Delphi study. Radiologia 2015; 57:512-22. [PMID: 25627428 DOI: 10.1016/j.rx.2014.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Revised: 09/27/2014] [Accepted: 11/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE The term axial spondyloarthritis refers to a group of chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases with a common genetic basis that course with axial and peripheral involvement and enthesitis. Recently, the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS) established some diagnostic criteria, including for the first time magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings. Given the difficulties of obtaining MRI in some environments and the lack of experience with axial spondyloarthritis, a group of radiologists and rheumatologists sought to establish some practical guidelines to ensure the correct use of MRI in this disease. MATERIAL AND METHODS Using the Delphi method, we used a questionnaire with 49 items stratified into 4 blocks to survey 46 experts in the MRI diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis. RESULTS The experts agreed on 82% of the items. The degree of agreement was 100% in the block "Importance of early diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis", 69% in the block "Optimization of the use of MRI in the diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis", 93% in the block "Use of MRI in axial spondyloarthritis: Technical aspects", and 57% in the block "Usefulness of MRI in the prognosis, follow-up, and evaluation of the response to treatment in axial spondyloarthritis". CONCLUSIONS Despite the importance of MRI in the early diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis, this study shows the need for standardization and points to relative disagreement about how to use MRI in the follow-up of the disease and evaluation of the response to treatment. The results of this study can help improve the use of MRI in axial spondyloarthritis.
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Affiliation(s)
- J A Narváez
- Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España.
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- Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Alcorcón, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, España
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