Sjögren's disease & overlap diseases
Outcome Measures in Rheumatology Clinical Trials (OMERACT)- determining a core domain set for Sjögren’s disease: International focus group series
Authors' conclusion
These findings from a multi-national sample reaffirm the relevance of established symptoms such as pain, fatigue, and dryness while elucidating a broader spectrum of disease impact reported by individuals with SjD.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with Sjögren's Disease (SjD) meeting 2016 ACR/EULAR classification criteria, United States, Australia/China and the Netherlands25 females · 4 males
- Participants
- 29 adults
- Outcome
- Important life impact domains of SjD to include in future research
Methodological detailsmultinational, semi-structured focus groups, three regionally based focus groups (United States, Australia/China, the Netherlands), thematic analysis for theme saturation, 28 participants completed the demographic surveys
- Multinational
- Semi-structured focus groups
- Three regionally based focus groups (United States, Australia/China, the Netherlands)
- Thematic analysis for theme saturation
- 28 participants completed the demographic surveys
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Life impact domains identified
Codes identified
5
Subcodes identified
19
Original publication
OMERACT- determining a core domain set for Sjögren’s disease: International focus group series. Semin Arthritis Rheum. Published 4 June 2026. doi:10.
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