Updating OMERACT Core Set of Domains for ANCA-associated Vasculitis: Patient Perspective Using the International Classification of Function, Disability, and Health.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:Aspects of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies-associated vasculitis (AAV) prioritized by patients with AAV were described using the International Classification of Function, Disability, and Health (ICF). METHODS:Items identified during 14 individual interviews were incorporated into an ICF-based questionnaire administered to participants of 2 vasculitis patient symposia: 36 in the United Kingdom and 63 in the United States. RESULTS:Categories identified as at least "moderately relevant" by ≥ 5% of subjects included 44 body functions, 14 body structures, 35 activities and participation, 31 environmental factors, and 38 personal factors. CONCLUSION:Identified categories differ from those identified by the current Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) core set and those prio

SUBMITTER: Milman N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6726580 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature