2020
Characteristics associated with hospitalisation for COVID-19 in people with rheumatic disease: data from the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance physician-reported registry
Gianfrancesco M, Hyrich K, Al-Adely S, Carmona L, Danila M, Gossec L, Izadi Z, Jacobsohn L, Katz P, Lawson-Tovey S, Mateus E, Rush S, Schmajuk G, Simard J, Strangfeld A, Trupin L, Wysham K, Bhana S, Costello W, Grainger R, Hausmann J, Liew J, Sirotich E, Sufka P, Wallace Z, Yazdany J, Machado P, Robinson P. Characteristics associated with hospitalisation for COVID-19 in people with rheumatic disease: data from the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance physician-reported registry. Annals Of The Rheumatic Diseases 2020, 79: 859-866. PMID: 32471903, PMCID: PMC7299648, DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalAntimalarialsAntirheumatic AgentsArthritis, PsoriaticArthritis, RheumatoidBetacoronavirusBiological ProductsCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19FemaleGlucocorticoidsHospitalizationHumansJanus Kinase InhibitorsLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPandemicsPneumonia, ViralPrednisoneProtective FactorsRegistriesRheumatic DiseasesRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2Severity of Illness IndexSpondylarthropathiesTumor Necrosis Factor InhibitorsVasculitisYoung AdultConceptsDisease-modifying antirheumatic drugsRheumatic diseasesHospitalisation statusHigher oddsNon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug useConventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugsAnti-inflammatory drug useOdds of hospitalisationRheumatic disease diagnosisRheumatic disease medicationsMultivariable-adjusted modelsMultivariable logistic regressionJanus kinase inhibitorCOVID-19 outcomesCOVID-19Prednisone doseAntirheumatic drugsGlucocorticoid exposureInhibitor useAntimalarial useClinical factorsCase seriesSmoking statusReduced oddsDecreased odds
2017
Longitudinal studies that use data collected as part of usual care risk reporting biased results: a systematic review
Farzanfar D, Abumuamar A, Kim J, Sirotich E, Wang Y, Pullenayegum E. Longitudinal studies that use data collected as part of usual care risk reporting biased results: a systematic review. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2017, 17: 133. PMID: 28877680, PMCID: PMC5588621, DOI: 10.1186/s12874-017-0418-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUsual careVisit timeSystematic reviewLongitudinal studyCare risksPart of patientsOutcomes of interestTotal followEmbase databasesNumber of visitsEligible articlesLack of needLack of awarenessPatientsImportant predictorVisitsLack of useCareLower proportionRiskPredictorsReviewMEDLINEFollowStudy