Multicenter Delphi Exercise to Identify Important Key Items for Classifying Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The American College of Rheumatology and the European League Against Rheumatism embarked on a project to reevaluate classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The first phase of the classification project involved generation of a broad set of items potentially useful for classification of SLE and their selection for use in a subsequent forced-choice decision analysis.

Methods

A large international group of expert lupus clinicians was invited to participate in a 2-step process to generate, rate, and select items based on their importance in diagnosing early and established SLE, via a web-based survey.

Results

A total of 135 and 147 experts were invited to participate in the item-generation and item-reduction process, respectively. Of 145

SUBMITTER: Schmajuk G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6026087 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature