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- Title
Outcome measures of disease activity in inflammatory arthritis.
- Authors
Brown, Geraint A.; Cotton, Alice; Guinto, Jesusa; Sharma, Arti; Ciurtin, Coziana
- Abstract
The most common types of chronic inflammatory arthritis are rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. In order to assess the activity of these diseases and tailor therapy, several outcome measures have been developed. They include composite scores based on clinical findings, biochemical markers and patient questionnaires. This article discusses the most commonly used outcome measures and looks at their limitations in quantifying the complex clinical features of different types of inflammatory arthritis, focusing in particular on rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis.
- Subjects
ANKYLOSING spondylitis; RHEUMATOID arthritis diagnosis; RHEUMATOID arthritis treatment; ANKYLOSING spondylitis treatment; DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis; PSORIATIC arthritis; JOINT diseases; HEALTH outcome assessment; QUALITY of life; SKIN; NAIL diseases; TREATMENT effectiveness; SEVERITY of illness index; EVALUATION; DIAGNOSIS; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
British Journal of Hospital Medicine (17508460), 2017, Vol 78, Issue 8, p432
- ISSN
1750-8460
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12968/hmed.2017.78.8.432