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EULAR definition of difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis (2020)
Journal Article
Nagy, G., Roodenrijs, N., Welsing, P., Kedves, M., Hamar, A., van der Goes, M., …van Laar, J. (2021). EULAR definition of difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 80(1), 31-35. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217344

Background: Despite treatment according to the current management recommendations, a significant proportion of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remain symptomatic. These patients can be considered to have ‘difficult-to-treat RA’. However, unif... Read More about EULAR definition of difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis.

The effect on work presenteeism of job retention vocational rehabilitation compared to a written self-help work advice pack for employed people with inflammatory arthritis: protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial (the WORKWELL trial) (2020)
Journal Article
Hammond, A., Sutton, C., Cotterill, S., Woodbridge, S., O’Brien, R., Radford, K., …Parker, J. (2020). The effect on work presenteeism of job retention vocational rehabilitation compared to a written self-help work advice pack for employed people with inflammatory arthritis: protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial (the WORKWELL trial). BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 21(1), 607. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03619-1

Background: Work problems are common in people with inflammatory arthritis. Up to 50% stop work within 10 years due to their condition and up to 67% report presenteeism (i.e. reduced work productivity), even amongst those with low disease activity. J... Read More about The effect on work presenteeism of job retention vocational rehabilitation compared to a written self-help work advice pack for employed people with inflammatory arthritis: protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial (the WORKWELL trial).

The Valued Life Activities Scale (VLAs) : linguistic validation, cultural adaptation and psychometric testing in people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases in the UK (2020)
Journal Article
Prior, Y., Tennant, A., Tyson, S., & Hammond, A. (2020). The Valued Life Activities Scale (VLAs) : linguistic validation, cultural adaptation and psychometric testing in people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases in the UK. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 21(1), 505. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03409-9

Background The Valued Life Activities Scale (VLAs) measures difficulty in daily activities and social participation. With various versions involving a different number of items, we have linguistically and culturally adopted the full VLAs (33-items)... Read More about The Valued Life Activities Scale (VLAs) : linguistic validation, cultural adaptation and psychometric testing in people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases in the UK.

The Valued Life Activities Scale (VLAs): linguistic validation, cultural adaptation and psychometric testing in people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases in the UK (2020)
Journal Article
Prior, Y., Tennant, A., Tyson, S., & Hammond, A. (2020). The Valued Life Activities Scale (VLAs): linguistic validation, cultural adaptation and psychometric testing in people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases in the UK. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 21(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03409-9

Background The Valued Life Activities Scale (VLAs) measures difficulty in daily activities and social participation. With various versions involving a different number of items, we have linguistically and culturally adopted the full VLAs (33-items)... Read More about The Valued Life Activities Scale (VLAs): linguistic validation, cultural adaptation and psychometric testing in people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases in the UK.