Which patient reported outcome domains are important to the rheumatologists while assessing patients with rheumatoid arthritis?

Conclusion: Rheumatologists highly valued patient-reported RA symptoms and physical function to inform their treatment decisions, even above objective data such as physical findings and test results. These results can guide the selection of validated PRO measures to assess these domains to inform the clinical care of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
PMID: 31517249 [PubMed]

Source: Pain Physician - September 14, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Jagpal A, O'Beirne R, Morris MS, Johnson B, Willig J, Yun H, Cherrington AL, Fraenkel L, Curtis JR, Safford MM, Navarro-Millán I Tags: BMC Rheumatol Source Type: research