Arthritis Research Centre of Canada

Considerations for optimal team-based rheumatology care: a qualitative study exploring the experiences of rheumatology health professionals

Interdisciplinary team-based rheumatology care models are a promising solution for improving access to high quality, equitable care for people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders. There is limited understanding on health professionals’ perspectives on their needs to deli...

Terminology for describing the 24-h cycle of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep: a scoping review

Abstract Background Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep are three behaviours which occupy the 24-h cycle and interact to influence a multitude of health outcomes. Different terms are currently used to describe these behaviours collectively (e.g., movement behaviours...

Defining Difficult-to-Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis in Routine Care: Comparative Performance of Published Criteria and Description of Early and Late D2T-RA Phenotypes

Objectives Despite advances in treat-to-target strategies, a subset of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients remains refractory to therapy, described as difficult-to-treat RA (D2T-RA). The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) has proposed formal criteria for D2...

Exploring Decisional Factors to Include Approaches in a Patient Decision Aid for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Symptom Management

Objectives Youth with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) experience physical and mental health symptoms that negatively impact their participation in daily life activities. The JIA Option Map is a web-based patient decision aid (PDA) created to facilitate decision-making for JIA...

Exploring Training Needs to Facilitate Shared Decision Making in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Symptom Management and the Use of the JIA Option Map

Objectives Our team developed the JIA Option Map, a web-based patient decision aid (PDA) designed to support shared decision-making (SDM) for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) symptom management. Since training for health care providers (HCP) can enhance SDM and the use of PDAs...

Understanding the impact of meeting performance measures on the outcomes of joint replacement in rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based study in British Columbia, Canada

Objective Canadian performance measures (PMs) evaluate the quality of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) care; however limited evidence exists linking these process measures to long-term patient outcomes. This research evaluated the impact of meeting PMs in early RA on 10-year risk of tot...

Team-Based Outpatient Rheumatology Care: A Scoping Review of Terminology, Team Composition, and Impact on Advancing the Quintuple Aim

Objectives Team-based models of rheumatology care, in which rheumatologists and interdisciplinary healthcare professionals (IHPs) collaborate in care delivery, are increasingly recognized to improve outcomes across all domains of the Quintuple Aim (population health, patient expe...

Identifying a Gap in Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome Testing in Young Patients with Thrombotic and Obstetric Events

Objectives Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by thrombosis and/or certain obstetric complications in the presence of persistent antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL). In previous studies, 17% of patients <50 years old who experienced a...

Moving Equity into Practice: Evaluation of an Online Asynchronous Continuing Medical Education Program for Rheumatology Care

Objectives Persistent health inequities exist in the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of rheumatologic diseases among at-risk populations in Canada. Prior research identified barriers and facilitators experienced by at-risk populations in Canada when accessing rheumatology care...