Patient and Rheumatologist Perspectives of the Patient Self-Administered Inflammatory Arthritis Detection Tool: Implementation Considerations, Potential Barriers, and Opportunities
Authors' conclusion
With targeted modifications and appropriate implementation mechanisms, the SAID tool has the potential to improve the quality of referrals, support triage decision making, and address current gaps in access to rheumatology care within evolving digital health systems.
Study context
- Population
- Patients and rheumatologists in the Patient SAID Study, British Columbia; perspectives on the SAID tool for primary-to-specialist referral92 patients · 3 rheumatologists
- Participants
- 92 vs 3
- Exposure
- Patients vs Rheumatologists
- Patientsn = 92
- Rheumatologistsn = 3
- Outcome
- Patient and rheumatologist perspectives on the SAID tool
Methodological detailsmultimethods, patient survey, semistructured interviews
- Multimethods
- Patient survey
- Semistructured interviews
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Patients finding the SAID tool easy to log into
85%
Patients finding the SAID tool easy to complete
82%
Patients believing it could help their general practitioner assess symptoms
76%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Patient and Rheumatologist Perspectives of the Patient Self-Administered Inflammatory Arthritis Detection Tool: Implementation Considerations, Potential Barriers, and Opportunities. J Rheumatol. Published 15 February 2026. doi:10.
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