Marlies Kaerts, Thijs W Swinnen, Wim Dankaerts, Kurt de Vlam, Barbara Neerinckx
{"title":"High-quality research on physical therapy in psoriatic arthritis is needed: a systematic review.","authors":"Marlies Kaerts, Thijs W Swinnen, Wim Dankaerts, Kurt de Vlam, Barbara Neerinckx","doi":"10.1093/rap/rkae107","DOIUrl":"10.1093/rap/rkae107","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Although physical therapy is recommended as part of the non-pharmacological management of patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), the evidence is still unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to systematically review and appraise the quality of research on physical therapy in the management of patients with PsA.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In June 2024, a systematic literature search using four different databases (Medline, Embase, Web of Science and the Cochrane Library) was performed to include interventional and observational studies examining physical therapy in patients with PsA (PROSPERO ID 255501). A risk of bias assessment was conducted. Due to the wide variety of interventions and outcomes, a narrative synthesis was used.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 9442 abstracts, 15 papers examining physical therapy uptake in clinical practice (<i>N</i> = 2) and different physical therapy interventions (<i>N</i> = 13) were included: cardiorespiratory exercises (<i>N</i> = 5), resistance exercises (<i>N</i> = 2), therapeutic modalities (<i>N</i> = 4) and mixed rehabilitation programs (<i>N</i> = 2). A low risk of bias was scored in only one RCT assessing cardiorespiratory exercises. The well-tolerated 11-week high-intensity interval training resulted in a long-term increase in peak oxygen uptake and a short-term decrease in truncal fat percentage in patients with low disease activity. Resistance training in patients with active disease did not increase muscle strength, but improved functional capacity, disease activity, pain and general health after the intervention. Evidence for other modalities was inconclusive.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>High-quality evidence on physical therapy in PsA was scarce. Cardiorespiratory and resistance exercises demonstrated promising results to positively influence cardiometabolic risk as well as disease-related outcomes. Future research on physical therapy in PsA with adequate methodological quality is needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":21350,"journal":{"name":"Rheumatology Advances in Practice","volume":"8 3","pages":"rkae107"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11379465/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142154948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"IgG4-related disease with biopsy confirmed inflammatory polyneuropathy.","authors":"Nehaal Ahmed, Michael Skolka, Matthew J Koster","doi":"10.1093/rap/rkae101","DOIUrl":"10.1093/rap/rkae101","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21350,"journal":{"name":"Rheumatology Advances in Practice","volume":"8 3","pages":"rkae101"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11374030/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142133609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Peter M Ten Klooster, Jorge P Simoes, Harald E Vonkeman
{"title":"Limited content overlap between commonly used self-report instruments for central (pain) sensitization in rheumatology.","authors":"Peter M Ten Klooster, Jorge P Simoes, Harald E Vonkeman","doi":"10.1093/rap/rkae108","DOIUrl":"10.1093/rap/rkae108","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Central pain mechanisms may be prominent in a considerable subset of rheumatology patients with persistent pain. Several self-report instruments have been used in previous research to infer the presence and severity of central sensitization (CS) that stem from different definitions or approaches of CS. The current study aimed to evaluate and quantify the overlap of actual symptoms measured among self-report measures of CS in rheumatology.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used Fried's (2017) comprehensive systematic approach to analyse the content of five commonly used or typical self-report measures (Generalized Pain Questionnaire, Pain Sensitivity Questionnaire, Central Sensitization Inventory, Central Aspects of Pain in the Knee scale and the painDETECT) used in rheumatology research and to visualize and quantify the overlap in symptoms measured.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The five instruments together measured 39 different symptoms, most of which could be grouped into nociplastic pain manifestations (7 symptoms), neuropathic pain qualities (5 symptoms), and psychosomatic symptoms and emotional distress (25 symptoms). Most symptoms (74.4%) were unique to a single instrument. Thermal allodynia was the most frequently measured symptom across the different instruments, assessed in four of the measures. Average content overlap was very low and ranged from no overlap at all to moderate overlap (Jaccard index = 0.43) between pairs of instruments.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>There is high heterogeneity and limited overlap in the content of self-report measures used to infer central pain sensitization. This may lead to results that are specific to the particular instrument and may limit the generalizability and comparability of study findings in rheumatology research.</p>","PeriodicalId":21350,"journal":{"name":"Rheumatology Advances in Practice","volume":"8 3","pages":"rkae108"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11374029/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142133611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stuart R Gray, Alexander H K Montoye, Joseph D Vondrasek, Sylvia Neph, Stefan Siebert, Lorna Paul, Eva M Bachmair, Neil Basu
{"title":"Associations of physical activity levels with fatigue in people with inflammatory rheumatic diseases in the LIFT trial.","authors":"Stuart R Gray, Alexander H K Montoye, Joseph D Vondrasek, Sylvia Neph, Stefan Siebert, Lorna Paul, Eva M Bachmair, Neil Basu","doi":"10.1093/rap/rkae106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkae106","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The overall aim of the current study was to quantify physical activity levels in inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRDs) and to explore their role in fatigue.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a secondary analysis of data from the Lessening the Impact of Fatigue in IRDs (LIFT) trial of the personalized exercise program (PEP) intervention for fatigue. Participants with IRDs were recruited from 2017 to 2019 and the current analysis used fatigue, measured by the Chalder Fatigue Scale (CFS) and the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), and accelerometer measured physical activity data collected at baseline and at the 6-month follow-up. Physical activity levels were quantified and associations with fatigue and effects of PEP investigated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 337 included participants, 195 (68.4%) did not meet the current recommendations for moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). In baseline cross-sectional analysis, many dimensions of physical activity were associated with fatigue. After mutual adjustment, overall physical activity (vector magnitude) was associated with CFS [-0.88 (95% CI -0.12, -1.64)] and distribution of time spent at different activity intensities was associated with FSS [-1.16 (95% CI -2.01, -0.31)]. Relative to usual care, PEP resulted in an increase in upright time, with trends for increases in step count and overall physical activity. People who increased overall physical activity (vector magnitude) more had greater improvements in CFS and FSS, while those who increased step count and MVPA more had greater improvements in FSS.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Increasing physical activity is important for fatigue management in people with IRDs and further work is needed to optimize PEPs to target the symptoms and impact of fatigue.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>ClinicalTrials.gov (http://clinicaltrials.gov), NCT03248518.</p>","PeriodicalId":21350,"journal":{"name":"Rheumatology Advances in Practice","volume":"8 3","pages":"rkae106"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11384110/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142294338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Is it possible to use avacopan alone in the induction of remission in ANCA-associated vasculitis?","authors":"Soichiro Kubota, Shunichiro Hanai, Nakako Tanaka-Mabuchi, Ryosuke Ito, Daiki Nakagomi","doi":"10.1093/rap/rkae100","DOIUrl":"10.1093/rap/rkae100","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21350,"journal":{"name":"Rheumatology Advances in Practice","volume":"8 3","pages":"rkae100"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11374021/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142133610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Antoni Chan, Kathryn Rigler, Nadia Ahmad, Tanguy Lafont
{"title":"Progressive improvement in time to diagnosis in axial spondyloarthritis through an integrated referral and education system.","authors":"Antoni Chan, Kathryn Rigler, Nadia Ahmad, Tanguy Lafont","doi":"10.1093/rap/rkae102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkae102","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To assess the delay in the diagnosis of axial SpA (axSpA) in a real-world cohort over a 16-year period and to evaluate factors associated with this delay. We implemented a service improvement project and evaluated its effectiveness in improving time to diagnosis of axSpA.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cohort of axSpA patients newly diagnosed between January 2008 and December 2023 were studied. Surveys were carried out in 2013, 2017, 2019 and 2023 to assess time to diagnosis, which was divided into four periods from onset of inflammatory back pain to year of axSpA diagnosis. The time to diagnosis over the study period was analysed using a statistical process control chart.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Over the study period, 988 referrals were received and 366 (37%) had axSpA. There was a progressive increase in the number of females with axSpA. The mean time to diagnosis significantly decreased from 9.8 years (s.d. 1.2) in 2008 to 1.0 years (s.d. 1.0) in 2023. The greatest delay was from the onset of back pain to first seeing their general practitioners (GPs; mean 3.2 years). There was a significant improvement in the mean time to diagnosis across the time periods through the service improvement interventions.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Structural and organizational change in triage, referral and clinic pathways has led to earlier recognition of axSpA. This is further enhanced through an integrated education program and awareness campaign for the public, GPs and healthcare professionals, including physiotherapists. With continuous quality improvement cycles, we achieved our aim of reducing the mean time to diagnosis to 1 year.</p>","PeriodicalId":21350,"journal":{"name":"Rheumatology Advances in Practice","volume":"8 4","pages":"rkae102"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11398972/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142294342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recurrence of Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease following influenza vaccination, diagnosis aided using ultrasound examination.","authors":"Simran Grewal, Ali S Jawad","doi":"10.1093/rap/rkae104","DOIUrl":"10.1093/rap/rkae104","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21350,"journal":{"name":"Rheumatology Advances in Practice","volume":"8 3","pages":"rkae104"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11374019/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142133612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Madeleine J Bryant, Rachel J Black, Susan Lester, Vibhasha Chand, Claire Barrett, Rachelle Buchbinder, Marissa Lassere, Lyn March, Catherine L Hill
{"title":"Australian adaptation and external validation of Commissioning for Quality in Rheumatoid Arthritis-RA-Patient Reported Experience Measure (CQRA-RA-PREM).","authors":"Madeleine J Bryant, Rachel J Black, Susan Lester, Vibhasha Chand, Claire Barrett, Rachelle Buchbinder, Marissa Lassere, Lyn March, Catherine L Hill","doi":"10.1093/rap/rkae099","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkae099","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To evaluate the reliability and validity of an adapted Commissioning for Quality in Rheumatoid Arthritis-RA-Patient-Reported Experience Measure (CQRA-RA-PREM) for assessing care experience in an Australian rheumatology outpatient cohort.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Individual patient interviews were performed to check the language and completion time of the CQRA-RA-PREM before modification. Australian Rheumatology Association Database (ARAD) participants completed the CQRA-PREM-Australian version (CQRA-PREM-AU) (22 items, 5 domains), disease activity measure (RAPID-3, BASDAI) and Assessment of Quality of Life (AQOL-6D) index. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) assessed item correlation. Cronbach's α assessed internal consistency.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Individual patient interviews (<i>n</i> = 8, 62% male, mean age 50 years, mean disease duration 4.5 years) informed CQRA-RA-PREM modification. The ARAD survey response rate was 707/1124 (63%); 459 (65%) RA, 134 (19%) PsA, 114 (16%) AS; 67% female, mean age 62 years, mean disease duration 22 years. The median instrument completion time was 299 s (interquartile range 284-414). Scoring of responses allowed an averaged overall score. EFA extracted five factors: all items loading similarly onto factor 1, indicating validity of the overall score. The CQRA-PREM-AU score correlated with the AQOL-6D score (ρ = 0.23, <i>P</i> < 0.01); partial correlation with disease activity was not significant (ρ = 0.03, <i>P</i> = 0.45), indicating divergent validity. Reliability was comparable across disease subgroups (Cronbach's α >0.94). The mean overall score did not differ by disease subgroup [4.1 (s.d. 0.6, <i>P</i> = 0.73) and there was no floor/ceiling effect.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>CQRA-PREM-AU is a valid and reliable instrument to measure self-reported care experience in Australian rheumatology patients and may be interpreted as an average overall numerical score.</p>","PeriodicalId":21350,"journal":{"name":"Rheumatology Advances in Practice","volume":"8 4","pages":"rkae099"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11457261/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142392928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comment on: Impaired health-related quality of life in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: a cross-sectional analysis from the COVAD-2 e-survey.","authors":"Josef Finsterer","doi":"10.1093/rap/rkae097","DOIUrl":"10.1093/rap/rkae097","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21350,"journal":{"name":"Rheumatology Advances in Practice","volume":"8 3","pages":"rkae097"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11374026/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142133607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}