Measurement of patient outcome in arthritis
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- DOI: 10.1002/art.1780230202
Measurement of patient outcome in arthritis
Abstract
A structure for representation of patient outcome is presented, together with a method for outcome measurement and validation of the technique in rheumatoid arthritis. The paradigm represents outcome by five separate dimensions: death, discomfort, disability, drug (therapeutic) toxicity, and dollar cost. Each dimension represents an outcome directly related to patient welfare. Quantitation of these outcome dimensions may be performed at interview or by patient questionnaire. With standardized, validated questions, similar scores are achieved by both methods. The questionnaire technique is preferred since it is inexpensive and does not require interobserver validation. These techniques appear extremely useful for evaluation of long term outcome of patients with rheumatic diseases.
Comment in
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Importance of internal and external validity in clinical research: comment on the article by Fatima et al.Arthritis Rheumatol. 2022 Jan;74(1):175-176. doi: 10.1002/art.41919. Epub 2021 Dec 6. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2022. PMID: 34224659 No abstract available.
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