Publications by authors named "O Bjorneboe"

Objective: To assess the 2-year effect on disease activity and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of implementing a clinical practice treat-to-target (T2T) strategy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Methods: Patients in the Norwegian Very Early Arthritis Cohort 2.0 (NOR-VEAC 2.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to assess the types of inflammatory arthritis (IA) diagnosed in patients with symptoms lasting less than 16 weeks and their outcomes after two years.
  • Data from a Norwegian clinic involving 1,017 patients showed that common diagnoses included undifferentiated arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, with 59% of patients experiencing resolution of their arthritis without needing disease-modifying treatments.
  • After two years, significant improvements were observed in pain, fatigue, and overall health-related quality of life among those followed, indicating positive clinical outcomes regardless of the initial diagnosis.
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Objective: To determine how the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) definition of erosive disease (erosion criterion) contributes to the number of patients classified as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) according to the 2010 American College of Rheumatology/EULAR RA classification criteria (2010 RA criteria) in an early arthritis cohort.

Methods: Patients from the observational study Norwegian Very Early Arthritis Clinic with joint swelling ≤16 weeks, a clinical diagnosis of RA or undifferentiated arthritis, and radiographs of hands and feet were included. Erosive disease was defined according to the EULAR definition accompanying the 2010 RA criteria.

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Objective: The present study was undertaken to investigate the joint distribution and 2-year outcome of patients with recent-onset monoarthritis.

Methods: Adult patients with clinically apparent monoarthritis of ≤16 weeks' duration were included in a multicenter 2-year longitudinal study. Clinical characteristics, joint distribution, development of chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease (CIRD), as well as classification criteria according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) 2010 criteria for RA were studied.

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Objective: To examine the 2-year disease course in patients with undifferentiated arthritis (UA) focusing on fulfillment of the 2010 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism (ACR/EULAR) rheumatoid arthritis (RA) classification criteria.

Methods: Data were provided by the Norwegian Very Early Arthritis Clinic study, which included patients presenting with ≥ 1 swollen joint of ≤ 16 weeks' duration. UA was defined as patients not fulfilling the 2010 ACR/EULAR RA criteria and who did not have a clinical diagnosis other than RA at baseline.

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