Search Results - "Frits, Michelle L."
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Predicting Incident Clinically Apparent Rheumatoid Arthritis–Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study
Published in Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (01-09-2019)“…Objective To evaluate rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity and risk of RA‐associated interstitial lung disease (RA‐ILD). Methods We investigated disease…”
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Detection of Rheumatoid Arthritis-Interstitial Lung Disease Is Enhanced by Serum Biomarkers
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (15-06-2015)“…Interstitial lung disease (ILD), a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), is highly prevalent, yet RA-ILD is underrecognized…”
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Remission and radiographic outcome in rheumatoid arthritis: application of the 2011 ACR/EULAR remission criteria in an observational cohort
Published in Annals of the rheumatic diseases (01-05-2012)“…One goal of remission in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is to halt joint damage. The authors assessed the progression of radiographic joint damage among RA patients…”
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Functional Impact of a Spectrum of Interstitial Lung Abnormalities in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Published in Chest (01-07-2014)“…BACKGROUND Approximately 10% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have interstitial lung disease (ILD), and one-third have subclinical ILD on chest CT…”
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Prevalence and predictors for sustained remission in rheumatoid arthritis
Published in PloS one (19-04-2019)“…Remission is a key goal in managing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), with sustained remission as the preferred sequelae of short-term remission. However little is…”
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Correction: Prevalence and predictors for sustained remission in rheumatoid arthritis
Published in PloS one (14-08-2019)“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214981.]…”
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Supplementing Claims Data with Electronic Medical Records to Improve Estimation and Classification of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity: A Machine Learning Approach
Published in ACR open rheumatology (01-11-2019)“…Objective Previous attempts to estimate rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity using claims data only did not yield high performance. We aimed to assess…”
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The Safety of Inpatient Health Care
Published in The New England journal of medicine (12-01-2023)“…A retrospective cohort study assessed patient safety in 11 Massachusetts hospitals in 2018. Adverse events were identified in 24% of hospital admissions and…”
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Do rheumatologists know best? An outcomes study of inconsistent users of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs
Published in Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism (01-02-2015)“…Abstract Objective Current recommendations advocate treatment with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in all patients with active rheumatoid…”
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Subgrouping of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Based on Pain, Fatigue, Inflammation, and Psychosocial Factors
Published in Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (01-08-2014)“…Objective Among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), pain may be attributed to peripheral inflammation or other causes, such as central pain mechanisms…”
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Understanding Differences in Patient Descriptions of Rheumatoid Arthritis Flares Using OMERACT Core Domains
Published in Journal of rheumatology (01-07-2023)“…Recently, there has been consensus on domains that constitute flares in rheumatoid arthritis (RA); however, variations in patients' flare descriptions continue…”
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The Safety of Outpatient Health Care : Review of Electronic Health Records
Published in Annals of internal medicine (01-06-2024)“…Despite considerable emphasis on delivering safe care, substantial patient harm occurs. Although most care occurs in the outpatient setting, knowledge of…”
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Pain persists in DAS28 rheumatoid arthritis remission but not in ACR/EULAR remission: a longitudinal observational study
Published in Arthritis research & therapy (08-06-2011)“…Disease remission has become a feasible goal for most rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients; however, patient-reported symptoms, such as pain, may persist despite…”
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Screening for preclinical parenchymal lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis
Published in Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (03-08-2022)“…Pulmonary disease is a common extraarticular manifestation of RA associated with increased morbidity and mortality. No current strategies exist for screening…”
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A Description of the Variation in Quality and Patient Safety Structures Within a Health System
Published in Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety (01-05-2023)Get full text
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Associations of Smoking and Alcohol Consumption with Disease Activity and Functional Status in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Published in Journal of rheumatology (01-01-2014)“…To investigate the associations of smoking and alcohol consumption with disease activity and functional status in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We conducted a…”
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Serum proteomic profiling of rheumatoid arthritis-interstitial lung disease with a comparison to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Published in Thorax (01-10-2022)“…Although interstitial lung disease (ILD) causes significant morbidity and mortality in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), it is difficult to predict the development or…”
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Clinical characteristics of RA patients with secondary SS and association with joint damage
Published in Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (01-05-2015)“…Secondary SS (sSS) is a common extra-articular manifestation of RA. There are conflicting data regarding the association of sSS with worse joint damage. This…”
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Association of anti-cyclic citrullinated protein antibodies, erosions, and rheumatoid factor with disease activity and work productivity: A patient registry study
Published in Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism (01-04-2018)“…To evaluate associations between the presence of anti-cyclic citrullinated protein antibodies (anti-CCP) and rheumatoid factor (RF) and other outcomes,…”
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Effects of Achieving Target Measures in Rheumatoid Arthritis on Functional Status, Quality of Life, and Resource Utilization: Analysis of Clinical Practice Data
Published in Arthritis care & research (2010) (01-03-2016)“…Objective To evaluate associations between achieving guideline‐recommended targets of disease activity, defined by the Disease Activity Score in 28 joints…”
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