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EULAR recommendations for the management of psoriatic arthritis with pharmacolo...
Gossec, Laure; Kerschbaumer, Andreas; Ferreira, Ricardo J.O.; Aletha, Daniel; Baraliakos, Xenofon; Bertheussen, Heidi; Boehncke, Wolf-HenningObjective: New modes of action and more data on the efficacy and safety of existing drugs in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) required an update of the EULAR 2019 recommendations for the pharmacological treatment of PsA. Methods: Following EULAR standardised operating procedures, the process included a systematic literature review and a consensus meeting of 36 international experts in April 2023. Levels of evidence an...
Assessment of rehabilitation nurses' knowledge and results of nurse educational...
Pimentel, Georgina; Cruz, Arménio; Baixinho, Cristina Lavareda; Loureiro, Maria; Fernandes, Silvia; Ferreira, Ricardo J.O.; Marques, AndréaBackground: Providing adequate care for the person with a fragility fracture is essential to prevent recurrences. A key strategy involves training by improving nursing care in the fields of osteoporosis and fragility fractures. However, in Portugal, there is no report on the level of knowledge of nurses, nor experimental studies on how to improve it. Objective: The study aimed to assess the knowledge of Rehabil...
Remission versus low disease activity as treatment targets in rheumatoid arthri...
Duarte, Cátia; Jacobs, Johannes W.G.; Ferreira, Ricardo J.O.; Welsing, Paco M.J.; Gossec, Laure; Machado, Pedro M.; van der Heijde, DésiréeObjectives: To evaluate the impact of using Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI)-LDA (low disease activity) versus different definitions of remission as a treatment target in established rheumatoid arthritis. Methods: A meta-epidemiological study of individual patient data from eight randomised controlled trials was performed. Four definitions of the target were considered at 6 months: (1) SDAI-LDA: SDAI≤11...
Letter to the Editor: Best Practices on Public and Patient Involvement in Inter...
Ferreira, Ricardo J.O.; Leal, Matilde; Mateus, Elsa Frazão; Gosak, Lucija; Matthijs H. Bosveld; Kline, Cathy C.; PULPIT Consortium
Prehospital Care Times and Interventions for Victims of Major Trauma in the Cen...
Rito, Sandra; Ferreira, Ricardo J.O.; Marques, Nuno; Frutuoso, Alexandre; Baptista, RuiIntroduction: The quality and promptness of prehospital care for major trauma patients are vital in order to lower their high mortality rate. However, the effectiveness of this response in Portugal is unknown. The objective of this study was to analyze response times and interventions for major trauma patients in the central region of Portugal. Methods: This was a retrospective, descriptive study, using the 202...