Publications by authors named "Bethanne Thomas"
Article Synopsis
- Adolescents and young adults with chronic rheumatic diseases often struggle during the transition to adult care, impacting their health and wellbeing.
- Quality improvement (QI) and clinical informatics (CI) techniques can enhance the implementation of effective transition programs in pediatric rheumatology.
- A study demonstrated that automating patient surveys significantly improved transition readiness assessment from 12% to over 90%, allowing for better identification of patients' educational needs and establishing sustainable transition practices.
Assessing Bleeding Symptoms in Pediatric Patients With Generalized Joint Hypermobility.
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)
August 2023
Objective: To assess bleeding symptoms in patients with generalized/benign joint hypermobility (GJH), compare bleeding scores to healthy historical pediatric controls, and determine whether a correlation exists between Beighton scores and bleeding scores.
Methods: Patients with GJH ages 6-21 years seen by the rheumatology department at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio were eligible. Participants/guardians completed the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis Bleeding Assessment Tool, a validated questionnaire defining the presence, severity, and frequency of bleeding symptoms.
Objectives: To evaluate the healthcare use and costs of amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome (AMPS) in children before diagnosis.
Study Design: We performed a retrospective study in children with AMPS at a pediatric rheumatology clinic between 2010 and 2014. Data were abstracted on 80 patients after primary rheumatic diseases were excluded.