RAPID3 scores and hand outcome measurements in RA patients: a preliminary study

The Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 (RAPID3) is a patient-reported disease activity measure used to assess physical function, pain, and global health in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) without formal joint counts. Since hand involvement and its decreased function are hallmarks of...

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Published in:Clinical rheumatology 2017-06, Vol.36 (6), p.1379-1385
Main Authors: Qorolli, Merita, Hundozi-Hysenaj, Hajrije, Rexhepi, Sylejman, Rehxepi, Blerta, Grazio, Simeon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Brief Report
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Hand
Hand Strength
Health risk assessment
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Pain
Patients
Pilot Projects
Rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology
Severity of Illness Index
Statistical analysis
Young Adult
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Summary:The Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 (RAPID3) is a patient-reported disease activity measure used to assess physical function, pain, and global health in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) without formal joint counts. Since hand involvement and its decreased function are hallmarks of RA, the aim of our study was to investigate the performance of RAPID3 scores with regard to hand function and to confirm previous findings that the RAPID3 score as a disease activity measure is strongly correlated with the DAS28 score. Sixty-eight consecutive patients with RA (85% female), aged 18–75 years, were included in the study and were recruited during their outpatient visit. Apart from demographic and clinical data, the obtained parameters of interest included RAPID3 scores and assessments of the function of the hand, namely, the signal of functional impairment (SOFI)-hand, grip strength, and pulp-to-palm distance, as well the Health Assessment Questionnaire- Disability Index (HAQ-DI) and DAS28 scores. Pearson’s correlation coefficient, Student’s t test and linear regression were used in the statistical analysis of the results. The significance was set to p  
ISSN:0770-3198
1434-9949
DOI:10.1007/s10067-016-3514-4