Publications by authors named "L Carmona"

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  • A EULAR task force developed guidelines for educating young patients with juvenile-onset rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases about managing physical activity and pain during their transition from pediatric to adult healthcare.
  • They formulated two overarching principles highlighting the need for personalized care and seven points to consider, emphasizing the importance of patient education for a smoother transition.
  • The guidelines are backed by moderate to weak levels of evidence and are intended to standardize care in Europe while encouraging further research and policy development in this area.
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  • * A meta-analysis of 51 reviewed articles identified key factors affecting peacekeepers, such as family and military support being resources, while single marital status, female gender, and longer time since deployment pose risks.
  • * The analysis highlighted that while some factors like combat exposure are unavoidable, improving coping strategies, social support, and perceptions about deployment could help prevent PTSD in peacekeepers; however, the findings have limitations such as potential publication bias.
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Unlabelled: Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) and adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) are considered the same disease, but a common approach for diagnosis and management is still missing.

Methods: In May 2022, EULAR and PReS endorsed a proposal for a joint task force (TF) to develop recommendations for the diagnosis and management of sJIA and AOSD. The TF agreed during a first meeting to address four topics: similarity between sJIA and AOSD, diagnostic biomarkers, therapeutic targets and strategies and complications including macrophage activation syndrome (MAS).

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Objectives: To analyse the efficacy and safety of treatments for Still's disease and macrophage activation syndrome (MAS).

Methods: Medline, Embase and Cochrane Library were searched for clinical trials (randomised, randomised controlled trial (RCT), controlled and clinical controlled trial (CCT)), observational studies (retrospective, longitudinal observational retrospective (LOR), prospective and longitudinal observational prospective (LOP)) and systematic reviews (SRs), in which the populations studied were patients with Still's disease and MAS. The intervention was any pharmacological treatment (approved or under evaluation) versus any comparator drug or placebo, and as outcomes, any relevant efficacy and safety event.

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Objectives: To analyse the similarity in clinical manifestations and laboratory findings between systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) and adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD).

Methods: Three systematic reviews (SR) were performed. One included cohort studies comparing sJIA versus AOSD that described clinical and biological manifestations with at least 20 patients in each group (SR1).

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