Discordance in patient and physician global assessment in relapsing polychondritis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare, heterogeneous, systemic inflammatory disease that targets cartilage. Patient-reported outcome measures may differ from physician assessment. This study compared patient global assessment (PtGA) and physician global assessment (PhGA) scores in a prospective cohort of patients with RP.

Methods

Adult patients with RP underwent a standardized comprehensive evaluation at ∼6 month intervals. At each visit, three physicians scored PhGA by consensus. The patient independently completed four patient-reported outcomes: PtGA, 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ) and Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI). Patient-physician discordance was defined as a difference between PtGA and PhG

SUBMITTER: Rose E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9071565 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature