Can a simple 0–10 RheuMetric physician estimate of inflammatory activity (DOCINF) depict a detailed swollen joint count (SJC) as accurately as a DAS28 or clinical disease activity index (CDAI) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis?
Authors' conclusion
In routine care RA patients with long disease duration, DOCINF depicts SJC as effectively as RA indices which require 90-100 seconds to record
Study context
- Population
- Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with long disease duration at a routine care visit; RheuMetric checklist completed by a rheumatologistlong disease duration
- Participants
- 173 patients
- Exposure
- Regressions of SJC on individual DAS28, CDAI or simplified disease activity index (SDAI) measures with vs without DOCINF as an independent variable
- Outcome
- Variation in SJC explained (regressions with and without DOCINF)
Methodological detailsroutine care visit, Spearman correlation and regression analyses
- Routine care visit
- Spearman correlation and regression analyses
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Variation in SJC explained
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Explanation of SJC: DOCINF vs DAS28 or CDAI indices
- DOCINF more explanatory of SJC than DAS28 or CDAI indices themselves, although SJC is a component of these indices
Original publication
Can a simple 0–10 RheuMetric physician estimate of inflammatory activity (DOCINF) depict a detailed swollen joint count (SJC) as accurately as a DAS28 or CDAI in patients with rheumatoid arthritis? Semin Arthritis Rheum. Published 22 June 2024. doi:10.
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