Rheumatoid arthritis disease activity measures: American College of Rheumatology recommendations for use in clinical practice.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Although the systematic measurement of disease activity facilitates clinical decision making in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), no recommendations currently exist on which measures should be applied in clinical practice in the US. The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) convened a Working Group (WG) to comprehensively evaluate the validity, feasibility, and acceptability of available RA disease activity measures and derive recommendations for their use in clinical practice.

Methods

The Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Disease Activity Measures Working Group conducted a systematic review of the literature to identify RA disease activity measures. Using exclusion criteria, input from an Expert Advisory Panel (EAP), and psychometric analysis, a list of potential measures w

SUBMITTER: Anderson J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4028066 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature