Currently recommended skin scores correlate highly in the assessment of patients with Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM)
Authors' conclusion
All studied skin score tools performed well in our study and appear to be useful.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with JDM at the Juvenile Dermatomyositis Clinic, baseline from first visit after June 1st, 2018
- Exposure
- skinDAS, Cutaneous Assessment Tool (CAT) and CDASI vs Physician's skin VAS
- Outcome
- Correlations of skin scoring tools with each other and with the Physician's skin VAS, at baseline and over time
Methodological detailssingle-centre, nested inception cohort, Generalized Estimating Equations, standardized response means
- Single-centre
- Nested inception cohort
- Generalized Estimating Equations
- Standardized response means
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Correlation of skin scores
- skinDAS, CAT and CDASI all correlated highly with each other and with the Physician's skin VAS
- The three tools accurately reflected Physician's skin VAS scores over time
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Responsiveness after treatment (SRM, inception cohort)
- All tools showed moderate to high responsiveness following treatment
Original publication
Currently recommended skin scores correlate highly in the assessment of patients with Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM). Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. Published 28 June 2023. doi:10.
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