George A. Wells
The patient perspective on absence of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: A survey to identify key domains of patient-perceived remission
Wells, George A.; Van Tuyl, Lilian H.D.; Smolen, Josef S.; Hetland, Merete L.; Hill, Catherine L.; Sadlonova, Martina; Flurey, Caroline A; Hewlett, Sarah; Davis, Bev; Goel, Niti; Gossec, Laure; Brahe, Cecilie Heegaard; Wells, George; Hoogland, Wijnanda; Kirwan, John; Van Schaardenburg, Dirkjan; Stamm, Tanja; Voshaar, Marieke; Boers, Maarten
Authors
Lilian H.D. Van Tuyl
Josef S. Smolen
Merete L. Hetland
Catherine L. Hill
Martina Sadlonova
Caroline Flurey Caroline2.Flurey@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology
Sarah Hewlett Sarah.Hewlett@uwe.ac.uk
Bev Davis
Niti Goel
Laure Gossec
Cecilie Heegaard Brahe
George Wells
Wijnanda Hoogland
John Kirwan
Dirkjan Van Schaardenburg
Tanja Stamm
Marieke Voshaar
Maarten Boers
Abstract
© 2017, BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved. Background: Guidelines suggest treatment in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to target remission, in close consultation with the patient. Our recent qualitative study of the patients' perspective on remission in RA identified 26 domains. The current study aimed to identify a short list of the most important aspects to inform future research. Methods: Patients with RA from the Netherlands, the UK, Austria, Denmark, France and the USA completed a survey that contained all domains identified in our qualitative study. They rated domains for importance ('not important', 'important' or 'essential' to characterise a period of remission) and if important or essential, whether this domain needs to be 'less', 'almost gone' or 'gone' to reflect remission. Respondents were also asked to determine their personal top 3 most important/ essential domains. Frequency of specific domains in the top 3 was calculated, and domains were sorted on the percentage of patients that evaluated a particular domain as 'essential'. Results: Of 274 respondents, 75% were female, mean (SD) age 57(13) years, disease duration 12(9) years. The top 3 were as follows: pain (67%), fatigue (33%) and independence (19%); domains most frequently rated as 'essential' were as follows: pain (60%), being mobile (52%), physical function (51%), being independent (47%) and fatigue (41%). Pain needed to be less (13%), almost gone (42%) or gone (45%) to reflect remission. Similar patterns were seen for fatigue, independence, mobility and physical functioning. Conclusion: Patients identified pain, fatigue and independence as the most important domains of RA disease activity that need to be improved to reflect remission.
Citation
Wells, G. A., Smolen, J. S., Hetland, M. L., Hill, C. L., Sadlonova, M., Van Tuyl, L. H., …Boers, M. (2017). The patient perspective on absence of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: A survey to identify key domains of patient-perceived remission. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 76(5), 855-861. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-209835
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 5, 2016 |
Publication Date | May 1, 2017 |
Journal | Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases |
Print ISSN | 0003-4967 |
Electronic ISSN | 1468-2060 |
Publisher | BMJ Publishing Group |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 76 |
Issue | 5 |
Pages | 855-861 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-209835 |
Keywords | rheumatoid arthritis, patients, remission |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/889440 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-209835 |
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