Paco M J Welsing

Summary

Affiliation: Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
Country: The Netherlands

Publications

  1. ncbi Modeling the 5-year cost effectiveness of treatment strategies including tumor necrosis factor-blocking agents and leflunomide for treating rheumatoid arthritis in the Netherlands
    Paco M J Welsing
    University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Arthritis Rheum 51:964-73. 2004
  2. ncbi Is the disease course of rheumatoid arthritis becoming milder? Time trends since 1985 in an inception cohort of early rheumatoid arthritis
    Paco M J Welsing
    Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Arthritis Rheum 52:2616-24. 2005
  3. ncbi The initial validation of a Markov model for the economic evaluation of (new) treatments for rheumatoid arthritis
    Paco M J Welsing
    Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Pharmacoeconomics 24:1011-20. 2006
  4. ncbi Minimal clinically important difference in radiological progression of joint damage. A definition based on patient perspective
    Paco M J Welsing
    Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    J Rheumatol 33:501-7. 2006
  5. ncbi The Nijmegen inception cohort of early rheumatoid arthritis
    Paco M J Welsing
    Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    J Rheumatol Suppl 69:14-21. 2004
  6. ncbi The relationship between disease activity and radiologic progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a longitudinal analysis
    Paco M J Welsing
    University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Arthritis Rheum 50:2082-93. 2004
  7. ncbi An investigation of clinical studies suggests those with multiple objectives should have at least 90% power for each endpoint
    George F Borm
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 133 EPIB, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, P O Box 9101, 6500HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    J Clin Epidemiol 59:1-6. 2006

Detail Information

Publications7

  1. ncbi Modeling the 5-year cost effectiveness of treatment strategies including tumor necrosis factor-blocking agents and leflunomide for treating rheumatoid arthritis in the Netherlands
    Paco M J Welsing
    University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Arthritis Rheum 51:964-73. 2004
    ..To determine the cost effectiveness of treatment strategies for rheumatoid arthritis patients satisfying the indication for tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-blocking treatment...
  2. ncbi Is the disease course of rheumatoid arthritis becoming milder? Time trends since 1985 in an inception cohort of early rheumatoid arthritis
    Paco M J Welsing
    Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Arthritis Rheum 52:2616-24. 2005
    ..This study was undertaken to investigate whether the course of disease activity and functional disability in patients with RA has become milder over the past several years...
  3. ncbi The initial validation of a Markov model for the economic evaluation of (new) treatments for rheumatoid arthritis
    Paco M J Welsing
    Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Pharmacoeconomics 24:1011-20. 2006
    ..Although the steps to develop and validate this Markov model were applied in the context of rheumatoid arthritis, they can be generalised to other chronic diseases...
  4. ncbi Minimal clinically important difference in radiological progression of joint damage. A definition based on patient perspective
    Paco M J Welsing
    Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    J Rheumatol 33:501-7. 2006
    ..However, with a typical patient population this MCID was similar to thresholds based on expert opinion, adding to the validity of these estimates...
  5. ncbi The Nijmegen inception cohort of early rheumatoid arthritis
    Paco M J Welsing
    Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    J Rheumatol Suppl 69:14-21. 2004
    ..These instruments are described and results of studies are discussed concerning prognostic and predictive factors, disease course, and the relationship between the different process and outcome measures...
  6. ncbi The relationship between disease activity and radiologic progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a longitudinal analysis
    Paco M J Welsing
    University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Arthritis Rheum 50:2082-93. 2004
    ..Fluctuations in disease activity are directly related to changes in radiologic progression, which supports the hypothesis that disease activity causes radiologic damage. This relationship might only exist in RF-positive patients...
  7. ncbi An investigation of clinical studies suggests those with multiple objectives should have at least 90% power for each endpoint
    George F Borm
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 133 EPIB, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, P O Box 9101, 6500HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    J Clin Epidemiol 59:1-6. 2006
    ..We investigated the overall power of a study, that is, the probability that all the objectives will be met...