Baseline patient reported outcomes are more consistent predictors of long-term functional disability than laboratory, imaging or joint count data in patients with early inflammatory arthritis: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess baseline predictors of long-term functional disability in patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA).

Methods

We conducted a systematic review of the literature from 1990 to 2017 using MEDLINE and EMBASE. Studies were included if (i) they were prospective observational studies, (ii) all patients had IA with symptom duration ≤2 years at baseline, (iii) follow-up was at least 5 years, and (iv) baseline predictors of HAQ score at long-term follow-up (i.e., ≥5 years following baseline) were assessed. Information on the included studies and estimates of the association between baseline variables and long-term HAQ scores were extracted from the full manuscripts.

Results

Of 1037 abstracts identified by the search strategy, 37 met the inclusion/exclusion cr

SUBMITTER: Gwinnutt JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6562164 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature