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Translation to Brazilian Portuguese, cultural adaptation and psychometric prope...
Silva,Raphael Vilela Timoteo da; Silva,Fabiana de Carvalho; Meireles,Sandra Mara; Natour,JamilABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Self-efficacy refers to one’s belief in one’s ability to organize, perform actions and face challenges in order to achieve goals and motivation. High self-efficacy improves disease coping and adherence to treatment among patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The objective of this study was to translate, culturally adapt and test the reproducibility of the 8-item Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale ...
Força muscular de membros inferiores em mulheres com artrite reumatoide e mulhe...
Pinto,Ana Carolina Pereira Nunes; Natour,Jamil; Lombardi Junior,ImpérioRESUMO A artrite reumatoide (AR) é uma doença inflamatória sistêmica, crônica, que acomete preferencialmente a membrana sinovial das articulações. Dentre as qualidades de aptidão física que podem ser reduzidas em indivíduos com AR merece destaque a força muscular, que está diretamente relacionada à capacidade de realização de todas as atividades da vida diária, desde as mais simples até as mais complexas. O obj...
Swiss ball exercises improve muscle strength and walking performance in ankylos...
Souza,Marcelo Cardoso de; Jennings,Fábio; Morimoto,Hisa; Natour,JamilABSTRACT Objective: The purpose was to evaluate the effectiveness of a progressive muscle strengthening program using a Swiss ball for AS patients. Methods: Sixty patients with AS were randomized into the intervention group (IG) or the control group (CG). Eight exercises were performed by the IG patients with free weights on a Swiss ball two times per week for 16 weeks. The evaluations were performed by a blind...
Intra-articular injection with triamcinolone hexacetonide in patients with rheu...
Furtado,Rita Nely Vilar; Machado,Flávia Soares; Luz,Karine Rodrigues da; Santos,Marla Francisca dos; Konai,Monique Sayuri; Lopes,Roberta VilelaAbstract Objectives: To evaluate local joint variables after intra-articular injection with triamcinolone hexacetonide in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Methods: We blindly and prospectively (baseline, 1, 4, 12 and 24 weeks) evaluated metacarpophalangeal, wrist, elbow, shoulder, knee and ankle joints after triamcinolone hexacetonide intra-articular injection by the following outcome measures: visual analogue sc...
Interventional rheumatology: the competence of Brazilian rheumatologists
Landa,Aline Teixeira de; Natour,Jamil; Furtado,Rita Nely VilarAbstract Objectives: Describe Brazilian rheumatologists's competence in interventional rheumatology; assess the association between this ability and demographic and training variables. Methods: A cross-sectional study with 500 Brazilian rheumatologists. Participants were assessed by self-administered questionnaire consisting of demographics, training, practice in office and knowledge in interventional rheumatol...
Translation, cultural adaptation and reproducibility of the Oxford Shoulder Sco...
Lima,Eider da Silva; Natour,Jamil; Moreira,Emilia; Jones,AnamariaABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Although shoulder questionnaires validated for Brazil do exist, none of them are aimed at populations with rheumatic disease. We believe that the Oxford Shoulder Score (OSS) may be useful in this population. The objective of this study was to translate the OSS, adapt it to Brazilian culture and test its reproducibility. DESIGN AND SETTING Validation study conducted in university o...
Translation to Brazilian Portuguese, cultural adaptation and reproducibility of...
Orlandi,Aline; Brumini,Christine; Jones,Anamaria; Natour,JamilABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) generates inflammation and pain in entheses, peripheral joints and the spine. Education regarding AS can improve patients' disability. Thus, it is important to assess patients' knowledge. There is no instrument in the literature for assessing knowledge of AS in Portuguese. The aim here was to translate to the Brazilian Portuguese language, culturally a...
A new musculoskeletal ultrasound scoring system (US10) of the hands and wrist j...
Luz,Karine R.; Pinheiro,Marcelo M.; Petterle,Giovanna S.; Santos,Marla F. dos; Fernandes,Artur R.C.; Natour,Jamil; Furtado,Rita N.V.ABSTRACT Objective: To propose a novel ultrasound scoring system for hand and wrist joints (US10) for evaluation of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to correlate the US10 with clinical, laboratory and functional variables. Methods: Forty-eight early RA patients underwent clinical and laboratory evaluations as well as blinded ultrasound (US) examinations at baseline, three, six and 12 months. Th...
Intra-articular injection in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: facto...
Cunha,Ana Luiza Garcia; Silva,Vanessa Bugni Miotto e; Osaku,Fabiane Mitie; Niemxeski,Luísa Brasil; Furtado,Rita Nely Vilar; Natour,JamilABSTRACT Introduction: Intra-articular injection of corticosteroids (IIC) for treatment of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is increasingly used in Pediatric Rheumatology. Objectives: To describe the clinical course of patients undergoing IIC in our Pediatric Rheumatology Unit. Methods: Retrospective study of patients with JIA undergoing IIC from January 2008 to December 2012, with a minimum fo...
Infiltrações intra-articulares de triancinolona hexacetonida na artrite reumató...
Furtado,Rita Nely Vilar; Machado,Flavia Soares; Luz,Karine Rodrigues da; Santos,Marla Francisca dos; Konai,Monique Sayuri; Lopes,Roberta VilelaObjetivos: Identificar fatores preditivos de resposta à infiltração intra-articular (IIA) com triancinolona hexacetonida (TH). Métodos: Este estudo foi realizado em pacientes de artrite reumatóide (AR) (segundo critérios do American College of Rheumatology) submetidos à IIA (infiltração mono, pauci ou poliarticular). Avaliação: Um observador “cego” avaliou prospectivamente as articulações uma semana (T1), quatr...