Publications by authors named "Claudia Stoye"
Background: Since the first confirmed case of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in Spain in January 2020, the susceptibility of patients with rheumatic disease has remained unclear. In this report, we will describe the main features of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that occurred in rheumatic patients with inflammatory disorders and try to identify features associated with severe disease.
Methods: We included all rheumatic patients with immune-mediated diseases followed at 6 centers belonging to the public healthcare system in the Basque Country (Spain) and diagnosed with COVID-19 from March 1, 2020, to May 31, 2020.
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a significantly increased risk of sexual dysfunction. However, it is not properly included in commonly used questionnaires to assess health-related quality of life in RA. Qualisex is a questionnaire developed in France to assess the impact of RA on patients´ sexual function.
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- The study aimed to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) for adalimumab levels in patients with rheumatic diseases compared to standard care over 18 months.
- In this non-randomized trial involving 150 patients, the intervention group (IG) showed numerically fewer flares and improved health-related quality of life (HRQoL) metrics at 3 and 6 months compared to the control group (CG).
- Although the primary endpoint regarding flare reduction wasn't met, the IG had lower direct medical costs and achieved a higher quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), indicating that TDM-based dose adjustment is both effective and cost-efficient.
Objectives: This article estimates the frequency of polyautoimmunity and associated factors in a large retrospective cohort of patients with SLE.
Methods: RELESSER (Spanish Society of Rheumatology Lupus Registry) is a nationwide multicentre, hospital-based registry of SLE patients. This is a cross-sectional study.