Abstract Number: 1469 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Measurement of Anti-Amyloid β Autoantibodies in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Amyloid β (Aβ) accumulation in the brain is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD). The incidence of AD increases with age. Rheumatoid arthritis…Abstract Number: 2860 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disease Activity and Its Measurement in Patients with RA across the U.S.: Data from the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) Registry
Background/Purpose: Although national quality measures promote the measurement of disease activity (DA) in RA, the burden of DA in a population-based sample of RA patients…Abstract Number: 327 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Patient Global Assessment and Common Composite Disease Activity Measures Vary Minimally When Patients Reflect on Their Arthritis or Their Global Health: Results from the Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: The patient global assessment (PtGA) is a core domain used in RA composite disease activity (CDA) measures for trials and treat-2-target paradigms. The PtGA…Abstract Number: 1802 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Detection of Flare over the Past 3 Months in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Cross-Cultural Equivalence of the Self-Report Flare-RA Questionnaire
Background/Purpose: The Flare-RA questionnaire was developed and validated in French (1) for assessing the occurrence of a flare of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) during a 3-month…Abstract Number: 450 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Coming Full Circle with the Omeract RA Flare Questionnaire (RA-FQ): Further Evaluation of the Properties, Meaningfulness, and Utility through Rasch Analysis and Feedback from RA Patients
Background/Purpose: OMERACT Filter 2.0 encourages use of robust methods to develop new measures. Instrument results also should be highly relevant, easily scored and interpreted, and…Abstract Number: 2655 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinically Important Worsening (CIW) of RA Disease Activity Requiring an Increase in Therapy Can be Identified Using a Combined Patient and Physician Report of Flare
Background/Purpose: A reference point for clinically important worsening (CIW) of RA disease activity requiring retreatment or escalation is needed for randomized trials of treatment withdrawal.…