The History of Cortisone Discovery and Development
Philip Hench, Edward Kendall, and Tadeus Reichstein received the Nobel Prize in medicine and physiology in 1950 for their “investigations of the hormones of the adrenal cortex.” Hench and Kendall…
Corticosteroids: Friends and Foes
Marcy B. Bolster, MD, Editor Corticosteroids have been a mainstay of treatment employed by rheumatologists since the Nobel Prize–winning discovery of cortisone in 1950 by Drs Hench, Kendall, and Reichstein….
Corticosteroids
Michael H. Weisman, MD, Consulting Editor Nowhere is there more controversy in rheumatic diseases than the role of corticosteroids, and that is the reason for the development of this issue….
The Promise of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System—Turning Theory into Reality
PROMIS, the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System, is opening new possibilities to explore and learn how patient (or proxy) self-report of core symptoms and health-related quality of life can meaningfully…
Challenges and Opportunities in Using Patient-reported Outcomes in Quality Measurement in Rheumatology
Use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROs) in rheumatology research is widespread, but use of PRO data to evaluate the quality of rheumatologic care delivered is less well established. This article…
The Challenge and Opportunity of Capturing Patient Reported Measures of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity in Vulnerable Populations with Limited Health Literacy and Limited English Proficiency
Limited health literacy and limited English proficiency are widely prevalent and contribute to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) health care disparities. The RA Patient Global Assessment of Disease Activity often introduces complexity…
Using Patient-Reported Outcome Measures to Capture the Patient’s Voice in Research and Care of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures provide a valuable window into how patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and their parents perceive their functioning, quality of life, and medication side effects in the…
Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis) is a rare autoimmune connective tissue disease that can damage multiple organs and reduce quality of life. Patient-reported outcome measures capture the patient’s perspective. Some measures are…
Patient-Reported Outcomes in Axial Spondyloarthritis
Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), a subtype of spondyloarthritis, is a debilitating inflammatory condition involving the spinal and sacroiliac joints, contributing to a significant diminution in quality of life. Historically, characterization of…
Patient-Reported Outcomes and Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia (FM) is classified as a chronic pain condition accompanied by symptoms of fatigue, sleep problems, problems with cognition, negative mood, limited functional status, and the presence of other chronic…
