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Disentangling interoception and its links to cognitive functioning in fibromyalgia

Funding Information: This work was supported by FCT \u2013 Funda\u00E7\u00E3o para a Ci\u00EAncia e Tecnologia, I.P., by project reference 2020.09061.BD and DOI https://doi.org/10.54499/2020.09061.BD, awarded to MA. Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2025.; Patients with fibromyalgia experience pain, cognitive dysfunction, and atypical interoception. However, it is still unclear whether the changes in interoc...

Sociodemographic factors and biologic therapy exposure impacting health-related...

Funding Information: This work was supported by a research grant from the Portuguese Society of Rheumatology. Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2025.; Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a very heterogeneous disease with significant impact on health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL). Our objective was to assess and identify predictors of HRQoL in a 3-year follow-up period among PsA patients. Patients with PsA include...

Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the mSQUASH into European Portuguese

Publisher Copyright: © 2025 Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia.; Background: Regular physical activity is recommended for all patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), but measuring its frequency, duration and intensity can be challenging. The modified Short Questionnaire to ASsess Health-enhancing physical activity (mSQUASH) is a patient-reported outcome measurement designed to assess daily physical act...

CheckAP

Publisher Copyright: © 2024, Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia. All rights reserved.; Background: The percentage of Portuguese psoriasis patients with psoriatic arthritis is unknown but musculoskeletal complaints related to PsA affect up to a third of patients. Dermatologists can identify early PsA as skin symptoms often precede joint symptoms in 80% of patients. Efficient and easy to perform screening tools...

Effectiveness of education programs on axSpA patients

Publisher Copyright: © 2024, Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia. All rights reserved.; Introduction: The current standard of care of patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA), in addition to pharmacological treatment, includes regular exercise and patient education.(1) The primary goal of this systematic literature review (SLR) is to update the evidence of the effectiveness of education programs for patients with...

A Stratified Approach for Managing Patients With Low Back Pain in Primary Care ...

PURPOSE: To determine the effects of stratified primary care for low back pain (SPLIT program) in decreasing back-related disability for patients with low back pain (LBP) in primary care. METHODS: We conducted a before-and-after study. We compared health-related outcomes for 2 sequential, independent cohorts of patients with LBP recruited at 7 primary care units in Portugal. The first prospective cohort study c...

Molecular Profiling of Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients Reveals an Association ...

Funding Information: D.S. was funded by a fellowship from Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (PTDC/MED535 ONC/28660/2017). This study was funded by Abbvie but the funder had no influence in study design, data analysis, or writing of the submitted document. Publisher Copyright: © 2024 by the authors.; This study aims at identifying molecular biomarkers differentiating responders and non-responders to treatment...

The Bioefficacy Protocol

Publisher Copyright: © 2024, Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia. All rights reserved.; Background: Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a chronic inflammatory rheumatic condition affecting the axial skeleton, leading to pain, stiffness, and fatigue. While biologic therapies have improved clinical management, many patients experience partial or no responses, resulting in delays in disease control. Additionally, ...

Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of coping with rheumatic stressors in...

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