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Values for function in rheumatoid arthritis: Patients, professionals, and public

Hewlett, S.; Kirwan, J. R.; Hewlett, Sarah; Kirwan, John R.; Smith, A. P.

Authors

S. Hewlett

J. R. Kirwan

John R. Kirwan

A. P. Smith



Abstract

Background - Although many disability questionnaires measure fact very efficiently, they do not allow for consideration of the relevance of that disability to the patient. Data suggest that professionals misinterpret the relevance of disability for the patient and thus, also, the outcome of treatment. Objectives - Firstly, to examine agreement on levels of importance for the items on a validated disability scale (Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) and Modified HAQ (MHAQ)), within groups of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, health professionals, and controls. Secondly, to see if functional items important to patients are included in the HAQ, and whether the HAQ items are important to patients. Methods - 25 patients with RA, 25 rheumatology health professionals, and 25 healthy controls were asked to rate the importance of the HAQ (20 items) and MHAQ (eight domains). Before seeing the HAQ, patients were asked to generate items of function important to them. Results - Only a slight-fair agreement within each group was found for the level of importance of the HAQ and MHAQ, and also within any combination of the groups (κ values

Citation

Kirwan, J. R., Hewlett, S., Hewlett, S., Smith, A. P., & Kirwan, J. R. (2001). Values for function in rheumatoid arthritis: Patients, professionals, and public. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 60(10), 928-933. https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.60.10.928

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Oct 2, 2001
Journal Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Print ISSN 0003-4967
Publisher BMJ Publishing Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 60
Issue 10
Pages 928-933
DOI https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.60.10.928
Keywords rheumatoid arthritis, patients, professionals, public
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1085403
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ard.60.10.928