Reumatizam, Vol. 65 No. 1, 2018.
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CORRELATION OF ROUTINE ASSESSMENT OF PATIENT INDEX DATA3 SCORE (RAPID3) WITH DISEASE ACTIVITY SCORE 28 (DAS28) AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE (HAQ) IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID AND PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS – OUR EXPERIENCE
Tea Schnurrer-Luke-Vrbanić
Doris Stamenković
Viviana Avancini-Dobrović
Sažetak
Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 (RAPID3) is a disease activity index which is computed from a short and simple questionnaire designed to be quick and easy to fill out by the patient, without requiring the help of a physician. It assesses the effect of arthritis on daily life. Originally designed for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), it can be used for psoriatic arthritis (PA) as well. Although it is quite simple, this index accurately captures the disease activity and is sensitive to change. Th e index contains parts of the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ). Also, many papers have confirmed its correlation with the Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS28). Considering the fact that it is a completely patient-derived index, when interpreting the results it is important to bear in mind the degree of patient education and cross cultural differences that may affect the positive correlation with the indices described in the literature. Therefore, the aim of our study was to compare the value of the patient-derived RAPID3 index with the patient-practitioner derived HAQ and DAS28 and to determine whether these indices also correlate positively in our study population. This research included a total of 57 patients, 49 with RA and 8 with PA, in whom we studied the association of RAPID3 with the HAQ and DAS28 indices. Th e study showed that numerical and ordinal values of RAPID3 correlate very strongly (mostly >0.7) with HAQ and DAS28, and that these were statistically significant (the statistical significance diminished in the PA group due to a small number of patients), which means that the results are comparable, and RAPID3 values correspond to the HAQ and DAS28 values. In conclusion, in our patients with RA and PA we have demonstrate a correlation among the investigated indices, and the fact that the RAPID3 index can be an acceptable tool for rapidly measuring and monitoring disease activity in patients with RA in the Croatian rheumatology outpatient practice.
Ključne riječi
Arthritis, rheumatoid – diagnosis; Arthritis, psoriatic – diagnosis; Surveys and questionnaires; Sensitivity and specificity; Severity of illness index
Hrčak ID:
207067
URI
Datum izdavanja:
16.10.2018.
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