Paediatric rheumatologists do not score the physician’s global assessment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis disease activity in the same way
Authors' conclusion
In a sample of worldwide respondents, the scoring of the PhGA is divergent.
Study context
- Population
- Members of PRINTO and Pediatric Rheumatology Care and Outcomes Improvement Network (PR-COIN) worldwide (paediatric rheumatologists) rating factors affecting PhGA and scoring 17 JIA patient cases
- Participants
- 491 respondents
- Outcome
- Heterogeneity in factors affecting PhGA (median and IQR of 0–100 relevance ratings of 17 factors) and inter-rater reliability of PhGA scoring of 17 JIA cases (intra-class correlation)
Methodological detailselectronic web-based questionnaire, worldwide survey of PRINTO and PR-COIN members
- Electronic web-based questionnaire
- Worldwide survey of PRINTO and PR-COIN members
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Inter-rater reliability of PhGA scoring of patient cases
Intra-class correlation of the group for PhGA scoring of patient cases
0.53
95% CI 0.38, 0.72
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Paediatric rheumatologists do not score the physician’s global assessment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis disease activity in the same way. Rheumatology (Oxford). Published 2 April 2023. doi:10.
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