ArticleArthritis research & therapy2016
Characterising those with incident polymyalgia rheumatica in primary care: results from the PMR Cohort Study.
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- Prescribing of Medication to Prevent Glucocorticoid Harms in Patients With Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Cross-Sectional Study and Two Emulated Target Trials in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Aurum.Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Observational
- Small-Molecule Strategies for Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis in Older Adults.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Physiotherapy for the Management of Polymyalgia Rheumatica: Results From a UK Cross-Sectional Survey.Musculoskeletal care · 2025Article
- Patterns of pain and stiffness over 5 years in polymyalgia rheumatica: results from the PMR Cohort Study.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2025Article
- Treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica: British Society for Rheumatology guideline scope.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2024Review
- The relationship between obesity and patient-reported outcome measures in people with polymyalgia rheumatica.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2024Article
- Case Report and Literature Review of an Atypical Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Its Management.International medical case reports journal · 2023Article
- The impact of polymyalgia rheumatica on intimate sexual relationships: findings from the PMR Cohort Study.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2022Article
- Long-term use of glucocorticoids for polymyalgia rheumatica: follow-up of the PMR Cohort Study.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2022Article
- Steroid-Sparing Effect of Tocilizumab and Methotrexate in Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Longitudinal clusters of pain and stiffness in polymyalgia rheumatica: 2-year results from the PMR Cohort Study.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2020Article
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- Examining management and research priorities in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica: a primary care questionnaire survey.Clinical rheumatology · 2019Article
- The association of pain and stiffness with fatigue in incident polymyalgia rheumatica: baseline results from the polymyalgia rheumatica cohort study.Primary health care research & development · 2019Article
- The availability of health information to patients with newly diagnosed polymyalgia rheumatica: results from the Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Cohort study.Primary health care research & development · 2019Article
- How common is depression in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica?Clinical rheumatology · 2018Article
- Therapeutic response to prednisone in relation to age in polymyalgia rheumatica: a comparison study.Clinical rheumatology · 2018Article
- Risk of fracture among patients with polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis: a population-based study.BMC medicine · 2018Article
- RCGP Research Paper of the Year 2016: how the winning papers are so relevant to clinical practice.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim was to characterise the sociodemographic, general health and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)-specific features of participants in a large inception cohort of patients with PMR diagnosed in UK primary care.
methodsPatients (n = 739) with a new diagnosis of PMR were referred into the study and mailed a questionnaire detailing their general health and sociodemographic characteristics in addition to the symptoms of and treatment for PMR. Characteristics of responders and non-responders were compared and descriptive statistics were used to characterise the health of the cohort.
resultsA total of 654 individuals responded to the questionnaire (adjusted response 90.1 %). Responders and non-responders were similar in age, gender and deprivation (based on postcode). The mean (standard deviation) age of the recruited cohort was 72.4 (9.3) years; 62.2 % were female. The sample reported high levels of pain and stiffness (8 out of 10 on numerical rating scales) and reported stiffness that lasted throughout the day. High levels of functional impairment, fatigue, insomnia and polypharmacy were also reported. Overall, women reported worse general and PMR-specific health than did men.
conclusionsThis first primary care cohort of patients with incident PMR is similar in demographic terms to cohorts recruited in secondary care. However, the extent of symptoms, particularly reported stiffness, is higher than has been described previously. Given the majority of patients with PMR are exclusively managed in primary care, this cohort provides important information on the course of PMR in the community that will help clinicians managing this painful and disabling condition.
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