Agreement of Administrative Pharmacy Dispensing With Self-Reported Use of Oral Prednisone in US Veterans With Rheumatoid Arthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Administrative claims are used to evaluate oral glucocorticoid use in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), despite limited evidence to support accuracy. We aimed to evaluate the performance of claims-based algorithms for glucocorticoid use compared to self-report in an RA population.

Methods

Participants with RA enrolled at seven Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis (VARA) Registry sites were asked six questions as part of clinical care assessing current prednisone use and dose, recent use, "stockpiling," and receiving prednisone outside the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Algorithms using VA prescription claims operationalized current use (active prescription on date of self-report assessment), current dose (that prescription's mean dose), and recent use (active cours

SUBMITTER: Wallace BI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12233313 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature