Abstracts tagged "assessment and patient participation"

Abstract Number: 2473 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Concordance Between the Patient, Nurse and Physician Assessment of Clinical Outcomes in a Cohort of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Certolizumab Pegol
Charles Inderjeeth^1,2,3,4,5, Andrisha Inderjeeth⁶ and Warren Raymond⁷, ¹Linear Clinical Research Ltd, Perth, Australia, ²Rehabiltation and Aged care and Rheumatology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia, ³North Metropolitan Health Service, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia, ⁴Subiaco Rheumatology Clinic, Subiaco, Australia, ⁵Rheumatology And Rehab and Aged Care, University of western Australia, North Metro Health Service, Perth WA, Australia, ⁶Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia, ⁷University of WA and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia
Background/Purpose: The use of swollen (SJC) and tender joint counts (TJC) for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity and treatment effectiveness is well established. Patient reported…