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Open AccessBarriers and facilitators in diagnosing axial spondyloarthritis: a qualitative study
Diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is frequently delayed for years after symptom onset. However, little is known about patient and healthcare professional (HCP) perspectives on barriers and facilitat...
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Open AccessDiagnostic delay in adult inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review
The extent of diagnostic delay in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is incompletely understood. We aimed to understand the extent of diagnostic delay of IBD in adults and identify associations between patient o...
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Diagnostic Delay in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review
Delays in diagnosing pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are common, but the extent of this delay remains unclear due to variations in reported time-periods between studies. The objectives of this syste...
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Open AccessDiagnostic delay in axial spondyloarthritis: a systematic review
Identification of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) remains challenging, frequently resulting in a diagnostic delay for patients. Current benchmarks of delay are usually reported as mean data, which are typicall...
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Open AccessVertebral fracture as a risk factor for self-harm: a retrospective cohort study
The prevention of self-harm is an international public health priority. It is vital to identify at-risk populations, particularly as self-harm is a risk factor for suicide. This study aims to examine the risk ...
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Open AccessUsing Google Trends to assess the impact of Global Public Health Days on online health information-seeking behaviour in Arabian Peninsula
Global Public Health Days (GPHD) are public health interventions which serve to improve public awareness of specific health conditions. Google Trends is a publicly available tool that allows the user to view t...
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Open AccessCharacteristics of patients with giant cell arteritis who experience visual symptoms
Permanent vision loss is one of the most serious complications of giant cell arteritis (GCA) and therefore prompt diagnosis is paramount. However, diagnosis of GCA remains challenging due to its frequently non...
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Open AccessGender-specific risk factors for gout: a systematic review of cohort studies
Though gout is more prevalent in men than women, it remains unclear whether gender influences risk factors for incident gout. We aimed to systematically review all cohort studies examining risk factors for the...
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Open AccessObesity, hypertension and diuretic use as risk factors for incident gout: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies
Gout treatment remains suboptimal. Identifying populations at risk of develo** gout may provide opportunities for prevention. Our aim was to assess the risk of incident gout associated with obesity, hyperten...
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Open AccessDiagnostic delay for giant cell arteritis – a systematic review and meta-analysis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA), if untreated, can lead to blindness and stroke. The study’s objectives were to (1) determine a new evidence-based benchmark of the extent of diagnostic delay for GCA and (2) examine...
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Prevalence of cardiovascular-related comorbidity in ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis in primary care: a matched retrospective cohort study
The aim of this study is to compare the prevalence of cardiovascular (CVD)-related comorbidities in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) or psoriasis (Ps) in UK primary care aga...
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Open AccessIllness perceptions of gout patients and the use of allopurinol in primary care: baseline findings from a prospective cohort study
Patients’ perceptions of their illness are dynamic and can directly influence aspects of management. Our aim was to examine the illness perceptions of gout patients in UK primary care and associations with all...
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Open AccessVariations in patient-reported physical health between cardiac and musculoskeletal diseases: systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based studies
Population-based assessments of physical health are important to evaluate healthcare resource allocation. Normative data on the level of physical impairments attributable to specific diseases and severity leve...
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Open AccessComorbidity Cohort (2C) study: Cardiovascular disease severity and comorbid osteoarthritis in primary care
Two of the commonest chronic diseases experienced by older people in the general population are cardiovascular diseases and osteoarthritis. These conditions also commonly co-occur, which is only partly explain...
