Suppressing inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis: Does patient global assessment blur the target? A practice-based call for a paradigm change

Ferreira, RJ; Duarte, C; Ndosi, M; de Wit, M; Gossec, L; Pereira da Silva, JA

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In current management paradigms of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), patient global assessment (PGA) is crucial to decide whether a patient has attained remission (target) or needs reinforced therapy. We investigated whether the clinical and psychological determinants of PGA are appropriate to support this important role.