The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Experiences With Complementary and Integrative Health Among People With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Qualitative Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-1218 Understanding the Psoriasis Phenotype Associated With Psoriatic Arthritis Using the PURE-4 Questionnaire: Insights From Spanish Real-World Settings - doi.org...
Aug 01, 2025•22 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Knowledge, Awareness, and Attitudes Regarding Axial Spondyloarthritis Among Nonrheumatology Physicians in the United States - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0552 The Effect of Early Attainment of Minimal Disease Activity on Radiographic Outcomes: A Real-World Longitudinal Cohort Study in Psoriatic Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-116...
Jul 02, 2025•34 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Role of CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-1115 Healthcare Utilization and Cost of Herpes Zoster Infection in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Retrospective Cohort Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0911 Predictors of Secukinumab Treatment Response and C...
Jun 02, 2025•21 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Unacceptable Work State in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Establishment of Thresholds for Presenteeism and Clinical Measurement Instruments - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0833 Performance of Disease Activity Indices Used in Axial Spondyloarthritis in Real-World Clinical Settings - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0916 Tight Control and Radiological Pro...
Apr 30, 2025•28 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Disparities in Time to Diagnosis of Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0574 Urine Protein Tests in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: What Do They Mean? - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0910 Baricitinib Dose Reduction in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Achieving Sustained Disease Control: Final Results From the...
Mar 30, 2025•23 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Trends in Anxiety and Depression Among Individuals With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-Based Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0165 Potentially Avoidable Emergency Department Utilization by Persons With Psoriatic Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Population-Based Cohort Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-1113 Mortality in Pa...
Feb 26, 2025•26 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Changes at Presentation in Patients With Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: A 24-Year Study of the Early Undifferentiated Polyarthritis (EUPA) Cohort - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0560 Patient Profiles in Randomized Controlled Trials Versus a Real-World Study in Psoriatic Arthritis: Scoping Review and Metaanalysis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-...
Jan 30, 2025•22 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Cardiovascular Events During Pregnancy: Implications for Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Individuals With Autoimmune and Rheumatic Diseases - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0306 Canadian Rheumatology Association/Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada Living Treatment Recommendations for the Management of Axial Spondyloarthritis - doi...
Dec 29, 2024•24 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. The Dermatomyositis Disease Symptom Questionnaire (DM-DSQ): A Measure to Assess the Patient Experience of Dermatomyositis Symptoms - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-1137 Candidate Biomarkers for Response to Treatment in Psoriatic Disease - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0396 Prevalence, Predictors, and Prognosis of Serious Infections in Takayas...
Dec 02, 2024•19 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Analysis of Gout Remission Definitions in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Colchicine Prophylaxis for People With Gout Initiating Allopurinol - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0400 Anifrolumab in Refractory Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Real-World, Multicenter Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0053 Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients W...
Nov 01, 2024•19 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. GLA:D to Be Walking Better: Change in Self-Reported Difficulty Walking After Exercise Therapy and Education in Persons With Knee Osteoarthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-1213 Evaluation of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact of Disease (RAID) Score in Assessing Rheumatoid Arthritis Activity in Teleconsultation - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.20...
Oct 02, 2024•21 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. The State of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Rheumatology - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-1073 Interpersonal Process of Dyadic Coping in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Perspective From the Australian Rheumatology Association Database - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0664 Implementation of a Clinician-led Medication Adherence Intervention Among ...
Sep 02, 2024•20 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Evaluating Factors Associated With Telehealth Appropriateness in Outpatient Rheumatoid Arthritis Encounters Using the Encounter Appropriateness Score for You (EASY) - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0014 Efficacy and Safety of Tofacitinib in Ankylosing Spondylitis by Baseline C Reactive Protein Level: Post Hoc Analysis of Phase II and Phase ...
Aug 01, 2024•17 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Sex-Related Differences in Dispensation of Rheumatic Medications in Older Patients With Inflammatory Arthritis: A Population-Based Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-1148 Upadacitinib in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inadequate Response to Conventional Synthetic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs: Efficacy and Safety Through 5 Years (SELE...
Jul 04, 2024•21 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Patient-Reported Impact of Symptoms in Fibromyalgia (PRISM-FM) - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0721 Investigating the Influence of Patient Eligibility Characteristics on the Number of Deferrable Rheumatologist Visits: Planning for a Patient-Initiated Follow-Up Strategy - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0891 Psychometric Properties of Patient G...
Jun 01, 2024•22 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Patient and Physician Perspectives of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Flare: A Qualitative Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0721 Systematic Review and Metaanalysis of Pharmacological Interventions in Adult-Onset Still Disease and the Role of Biologic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0995 Treatment Patte...
Apr 29, 2024•21 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Patient-reported outcomes and PRO remission rates in 12,262 biologic-naïve patients with psoriatic arthritis treated with TNF-inhibitors in routine care - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0764 Relationship Between Adalimumab Concentrations, Antidrug Antibodies, and Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Observational Stud...
Apr 11, 2024•21 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. The Problem of Pain in Rheumatology: Variations in Case Definitions Derived From Chronic Pain Phenotyping Algorithms Using Electronic Health Records - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0416 A Good Response to Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs Does Not Discriminate Patients With Longstanding Axial Spondyloarthritis From Controls With Chronic ...
Mar 04, 2024•22 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Plasma Cartilage Acidic Protein 1 Measured by ELISA Is Associated With the Progression to Total Joint Replacement in Postmenopausal Women - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0684 Elevated Serum Levels of Zonulin Family Peptides in Anticitrullinated Protein Antibody–Positive At-Risk Individuals Without Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-01...
Feb 02, 2024•21 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Measuring What Matters: A Qualitative Study of the Relevance and Clinical Utility of PROMIS Surveys in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0184 Changes in Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Drug Survival in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and Ankylosing Spondylitis Over 15 Years - doi.org/10.3...
Dec 31, 2023•19 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Safety of Janus Kinase Inhibitors: A Real-World Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0145 Sleep Problems in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis: A Systematic Literature Review and Metaanalysis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2022-1169 The Combination of Depression and Obesity Is Associated With Increased Incidence ...
Dec 01, 2023•23 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Factors Associated With Residual Disease in Axial Spondyloarthritis: Results From a Clinical Practice Registry - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0194 Long-Term Prognosis of Antimelanoma Differentiation–Associated Gene 5–Positive Dermatomyositis With Interstitial Lung Disease - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0371 Clinically Established Temporoma...
Nov 01, 2023•21 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Validating the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool Score in a US Population-Based Study of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2022-1293 Postpartum Depression in Reproductive-Age Women With and Without Rheumatic Disease: A Population-Based Matched Cohort Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0105 Medication Cost Concerns ...
Sep 29, 2023•22 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Factors Associated With Maintenance of Remission Following Change From Combination Therapy to Monotherapy in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2022-1008 Renal Histopathology Associated With Kidney Failure and Mortality in Patients With Lupus Nephritis: A Long-Term Real-World Data Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2...
Sep 07, 2023•19 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. One-Third of European Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis Reach Pain Remission With Routine Care Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Treatment - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220459 Preliminary Clinical and Laser Speckle Contrast Analysis Data on Selexipag Efficacy for the Treatment of Digital Vasculopathy in Systemic Sclerosis - doi.org/10.3899/...
Aug 01, 2023•19 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Understanding Differences in Patient Descriptions of Rheumatoid Arthritis Flares Using OMERACT Core Domains - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211409 Cigarette Smoking Increases the Prevalence of Hip Joint Involvement in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Real-World Case-Control Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220609 A Phenome-Wide Association Study of Drug...
Jun 30, 2023•20 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Clinimetric Validation of the Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society Health Index in Patients With Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis in Ixekizumab Trials - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220244 Clustering Patients With Gout Based on Comorbidities and Biomarkers: A Cross-Sectional Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220635 Responders...
Jun 01, 2023•20 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Comparative Effectiveness of BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 Vaccines Against COVID-19 Infection Among Patients With Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases on Immunomodulatory Medications - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220870 Validation of the Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody Renal Risk Score and Modification of the Score in a Chinese Cohort With a ...
May 03, 2023•24 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Sex-Specific Differences in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis: A Systematic Review - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220386 Evaluating the Threshold Score for Classification of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Using the EULAR/ACR Criteria - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220100 The Association Between Quadriceps Strength and Synovitis in Knee Osteoarthritis:...
Apr 02, 2023•19 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Effects of Aging on Rheumatoid Factor and Anticyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibody Positivity in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220526 Clinically Relevant Deficits in Performance Tests in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220239 Age-Stratified 30-day Rehospitalization and Mortali...
Mar 03, 2023•20 min
