Exploring the general practitioners' perception of the inter-professional care of rheumatoid arthritis patients (GEPRA-II): a qualitative interview study.

Background: A lack of medication adherence among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been reported. Inter-professional collaborations seem essential for an optimal therapeutic management of patients. The aim of this study was to analyse the barriers and facilitators of general practitioners (GPs) for the implementation of collaborative support programmes in RA.

Practices among General Practitioners in Rheumatoid Arthritis (GEPRA-I): results of a region-wide online survey.

Background: To assess current practice regarding the management of rheumatoid arthritis patients among general practitioners of a French region, and their perception about the deployment of a multidisciplinary collaboration.

Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was sent to the general practitioners of a French region. The questionnaire comprised of 3 sections to collect data regarding 1/demographics, 2/practice and knowledge in rheumatoid arthritis, and 3/perception about the deployment of a multidisciplinary collaboration.

[Rheumatic immune adverse events related to immune checkpoint inhibitors-(IrAEs related to ICI)].

New anti-cancer therapeutics have been developed in the recent years and dramatically change prognosis and patient management. Either used alone or in combination, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI), such as anti-CTLA-4 and anti-PD1/PD-(L)1, act by removing T-cell inhibition to enhance their antitumor response. This change in therapeutic targets leads to a break in immune-tolerance and a unique toxicity profile resulting in immune complications.

Reliability of the assessment of disc degeneration on the lateral DXA scans.

Introduction: Given the prevalence and costs induced by osteoarthritis (OA), it is necessary to find a cheap and safe technique to evaluate it reliably.

Objective: To assess the value of the lateral dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) spine scans for the diagnosis of disc degeneration.

Method: Seventy-seven individuals aged 18 and over, with or without disc degeneration, had both lateral thoracolumbar spine radiographs and DXA spine scans (≤6months between both exams).

Relationship between diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis and fragility vertebral fracture: a prospective study in older men.

Objective: To analyse the risk of incident vertebral and non-vertebral fracture in men with DISH.

Methods: In 782 men ages 50-85 years, DISH was diagnosed using Resnick's criteria. In men followed prospectively for 7.

[Pharmaceutical interviews for rheumatoid arthritis patients: Perceptions and expectations of community pharmacists].

Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis has a low level of medication adherence. Abroad, the community pharmacist has a positive impact on the patients' adherence in several chronic diseases. In France, community pharmacists' missions are developing with the implementation of pharmaceutical interviews.

Assessment of the clinical relevance of pharmacists' interventions performed during medication review in a rheumatology ward.

Background: Pharmacists contribute to reduce the number of medication errors during medication review. Nevertheless, few French studies report the potential clinical impact of pharmacists' interventions performed after detecting drug-related problems. The objective was to evaluate the clinical relevance of pharmacists' interventions in a rheumatology ward from medical and pharmaceutical perspectives.

Older men with severe disc degeneration have more incident vertebral fractures-the prospective MINOS cohort study.

Objective: Data on the relationship between disc degeneration (DD) and fragility fractures in men are limited. The aim of this study was to prospectively analyse the risk of vertebral and non-vertebral fractures in men with thoracolumbar DD according to the severity of its radiological signs: disc space narrowing (DSN), osteophytes and endplate sclerosis.

Methods: Men >50 years of age (n = 765) had lateral spine radiographs and DXA and were monitored prospectively.

Association of severe disc degeneration with all-cause mortality and abdominal aortic calcification assessed prospectively in older men: findings of a single-center prospective study of osteoporosis in men.

Objective: To assess the association of disc degeneration with all-cause mortality and with the severity and rate of progression of abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) in older men.

Methods: Men >50 years of age (n = 766) underwent lateral spine radiography and blood collection and were monitored prospectively. We assessed the association of disc degeneration with all-cause mortality (at 10 years), AAC severity (at baseline), and AAC progression (at 7.

Myositis in a patient with familial Mediterranean fever and spondyloarthritis successfully treated with anakinra.

Familial Mediterranean fever is an autosomal-recessive autoinflammatory disorder more commonly observed in Mediterranean populations and characterized by recurrent episodes of fever, serositis, myalgia and arthritis. There is rarely any association with spondyloarthritis. The most important long-term complication is progressive systemic type AA amyloidosis.