Pain is common in myositis and associated with disease activity
Authors' conclusion
Pain is common in myositis and is associated with multiple measures of disease activity, PROs and functional outcomes in myositis.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with myositis
- Participants
- 50 patients
- Outcome
- Patient-reported pain (VAS, HAQ-DI pain score, SF-36 pain questions) and its correlation with myositis CSMs, PROs and functional measures
Methodological detailslongitudinal, baseline, 3-month and 6-month assessments
- Longitudinal
- Baseline, 3-month and 6-month assessments
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Moderate to severe pain in all three pain scales · baseline
Patients reporting moderate to severe pain in all three pain scales
45%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Change in pain · 6 months
- Similar trends (correlation with core set measures (CSMs), patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and functional outcomes) for change in pain
- Longitudinal: physical function scores and fatigue strongly correlated with pain
- Pain improved with improvement in disease activity over time
Original publication
Pain is common in myositis and associated with disease activity. Rheumatology (Oxford). Published 26 February 2024. doi:10.
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