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Ricardo JO Ferreira

Auxiliar Researcher, CIDUR, Nursing School of Lisbon (ESEL)
Verified email at esel.pt
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Points to consider for reporting, screening for and preventing selected comorbidities in chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases in daily practice: a EULAR initiative

A Baillet, L Gossec, L Carmona, M de Wit… - Annals of the …, 2016 - ard.bmj.com
In chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases, comorbidities such as cardiovascular diseases
and infections are suboptimally prevented, screened for and managed. The objective of this …

The accuracy of osteoporotic fracture risk prediction tools: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Marques, RJO Ferreira, E Santos, E Loza… - Annals of the …, 2015 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives To identify and synthesise the best available evidence on the accuracy of the
currently available tools for predicting fracture risk. Methods We systematically searched …

The impact of fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis and the challenges of its assessment

EJF Santos, C Duarte, JAP da Silva… - Rheumatology, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Fatigue is one of the most important symptoms for patients with RA, and imposes a great
burden on patients' lives, being associated with significantly reduced health-related quality …

2021 EULAR recommendations for the implementation of self-management strategies in patients with inflammatory arthritis

E Nikiphorou, EJF Santos, A Marques… - Annals of the …, 2021 - ard.bmj.com
Background An important but often insufficient aspect of care in people with inflammatory
arthritis (IA) is empowering patients to acquire a good understanding of their disease and …

2018 update of the EULAR recommendations for the role of the nurse in the management of chronic inflammatory arthritis

B Bech, J Primdahl, A van Tubergen… - Annals of the …, 2020 - ard.bmj.com
To update the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for the
role of the nurse in the management of chronic inflammatory arthritis (CIA) using the most up …

Suppressing inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis: does patient global assessment blur the target? A practice‐based call for a paradigm change

RJO Ferreira, C Duarte, M Ndosi, M de Wit… - Arthritis care & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective In current management paradigms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), patient global
assessment (PGA) is crucial to decide whether a patient has attained remission (target) or …

Drivers of patient global assessment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who are close to remission: an analysis of 1588 patients

RJO Ferreira, M Dougados, JR Kirwan, C Duarte… - …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Objectives ACR/EULAR Boolean remission in RA is frequently not obtained solely
due to a patient global assessment (PGA)> 1/10 (a condition often designated as near …

Revisiting the use of remission criteria for rheumatoid arthritis by excluding patient global assessment: an individual meta-analysis of 5792 patients

RJO Ferreira, PMJ Welsing, JWG Jacobs… - Annals of the …, 2021 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives To determine the impact of excluding patient global assessment (PGA) from the
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/European League Against Rheumatism …

Impact of patient's global assessment on achieving remission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a multinational study using the Meteor database

RJO Ferreira, PD Carvalho, M Ndosi… - Arthritis care & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective There is an ongoing debate about excluding patient's global assessment (Pt GA)
from composite and Boolean‐based definitions of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remission. This …

Dual target strategy: a proposal to mitigate the risk of overtreatment and enhance patient satisfaction in rheumatoid arthritis

RJO Ferreira, M Ndosi, M de Wit, EJF Santos… - Annals of the …, 2019 - ard.bmj.com
With great interest we read the viewpoint from Professor Landewé, 1 calling for more
caution, research and debate regarding the risks of overdiagnosis and overtreatment in …