Quality of care in systemic lupus erythematosus: the association between process and outcome measures in the Lupus Outcomes Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Although process measures to assess quality of care in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are available, their relationship to long-term outcomes has not been studied. Using a prospective, longitudinal cohort study, we examined the associations between high-quality care and two important SLE outcomes, disease activity and damage.

Methods

Data were derived from the University of California, San Francisco Lupus Outcomes Study. Participants were followed from 2009 through 2013, responding to yearly surveys. Primary outcomes in this study were clinically meaningful increases in disease activity and damage, assessed by the Systemic Lupus Activity Questionnaire (SLAQ) and the Brief Index of Lupus Damage (BILD), respectively. Using multivariable regression, we examined t

SUBMITTER: Yazdany J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4117346 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature