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- Title
Validity and reliability of retrospective assessment of disease activity and flare in observational cohorts of lupus patients.
- Authors
FitzGerald, J D; Grossman, J M
- Abstract
The use of validated retrospective tools to assess disease activity in an observational cohort of patients would allow researchers the flexibility to analyze unique exploratory questions. Valid, reliable tools exist for assessing disease activity and flare for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) patients. However, these tools have been designed for use in structured settings. Many of these populations under study are subject to strict inclusion, exclusion criteria and disease management protocols. The ability to apply these tools to populations not subject to such control would allow researchers to explore questions about unique populations, new treatment applications or predictors of clinical outcomes. This study sought to establish the reliability and validity of retrospective medical record abstraction of SLE disease activity and flare instruments by two rheumatologists.
- Publication
Lupus, 1999, Vol 8, Issue 8, p638
- ISSN
0961-2033
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1191/096120399680411443