Spondyloarthritis & psoriatic arthritis
Development and Validation of a Self-Administered Questionnaire Measuring Essential Knowledge in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis
Authors' conclusion
SPAKE is a knowledge questionnaire for patients with axSpA, developed with the involvement of HCPs and patients and reflecting current recommendations for the management of axSpA.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), 14 rheumatology departments67 [51.5%] male
- Participants
- 130 patients
- Outcome
- SPAKE long-form knowledge score (0 to 100)
Methodological detailsDelphi rounds, multicentre (14 rheumatology departments)
- Delphi rounds
- Multicentre (14 rheumatology departments)
Performance
As reported in the abstract
- Mean (SD) long-form score
- 71.6 (15.4)
- Internal validity coefficient (Kuder-Richardson)
- 0.85
- Reproducibility (Lin concordance correlation coefficient), 95% CI 0.72-0.89
- 0.81
- Score before patient education sessions, mean (SD)
- 69.2 (15.3)
- Score after patient education sessions, mean (SD)
- 82.7 (14.0)
- Sensitivity to change, Hedges effect size, 95% CI 0.52-1.31
- 0.92
Original publication
Development and Validation of a Self-Administered Questionnaire Measuring Essential Knowledge in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis. J Rheumatol. Published 15 July 2022. doi:10.
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