Which patient reported outcome domains are important to the rheumatologists while assessing patients with rheumatoid arthritis?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) aid in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management, but it is not well understood which measures would be most relevant to the rheumatologists for making treatment decisions.

Methods

We recruited rheumatologists nationally to participate in moderated structured group teleconference discussions using the nominal group technique. Participants in each group generated lists of the elements from patient's history and signs that they use to make treatment recommendations for RA. Each participant then selected the three most important elements from the generated list. The results of each group were then combined and summarized.

Results

Twenty-five rheumatologists participated in 4 groups (group size ranged from 4 to 8) and 150 available r

SUBMITTER: Jagpal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6727422 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature