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Karpecki PM, Findley A, Sloesen BJ, Hodson N, Bentley S, Arbuckle R, O'Brien P, Montecchi-Palmer M, Naujoks C, Hamrah P. Qualitative Research to Understand the Patient Experience and Evaluate Content Validity of the Chronic Ocular Pain Questionnaire (COP-Q). Ophthalmol Ther 2024; 13:615-633. [PMID: 38183618 PMCID: PMC10787728 DOI: 10.1007/s40123-023-00860-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Chronic ocular surface pain (COSP) is described as a persistent, moderate-to-severe pain at the ocular surface lasting more than 3 months. Symptoms of COSP have a significant impact on patients' vision-dependent activities of daily living (ADL) and distal health-related quality of life (HRQoL). To adequately capture patient perspectives in clinical trials, patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures must demonstrate sufficient evidence of content validity in the target population. This study aimed to explore the patient experience of living with COSP and evaluate content validity of the newly developed Chronic Ocular Pain Questionnaire (COP-Q) for use in COSP clinical trials. METHODS Qualitative, combined concept elicitation (CE) and cognitive debriefing (CD) interviews were conducted with 24 patients experiencing COSP symptoms in the USA. Interviews were supplemented with real-time data collection via a daily diary app task in a subset of patients (n = 15) to explore the day-to-day patient experience. Three healthcare professionals (HCPs) from the USA, Canada, and France were also interviewed to provide a clinical perspective. CE results were used to further inform development of a conceptual model and to refine PRO items/response options. CD interviews assessed relevance and understanding of the COP-Q. Interviews were conducted across multiple rounds to allow item modifications and subsequent testing. RESULTS Eye pain, eye itch, burning sensation, eye dryness, eye irritation, foreign body sensation, eye fatigue, and eye grittiness were the most frequently reported symptoms impacting vision-dependent ADL (e.g., reading, using digital devices, driving) and wider HRQoL (e.g., emotional wellbeing, social functioning, work). COP-Q instructions, items, and response scales were understood, and concepts were considered relevant. Feedback supported modifications to instruction/item wording and confirmed the most appropriate recall periods. CONCLUSIONS Findings support content validity of the COP-Q for use in COSP populations. Ongoing research to evaluate psychometric validity of the COP-Q will support future use of the instrument in clinical trial efficacy endpoints.
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- Paul M Karpecki
- University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Optometry, Pikeville, KY, USA
- Kentucky Eye Institute, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Patient-Centered Outcomes, Adelphi Values Ltd., Bollington, Cheshire, UK
- Novo Norisk, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Patient-Centered Outcomes, Adelphi Values Ltd., Bollington, Cheshire, UK.
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- Patient-Centered Outcomes, Adelphi Values Ltd., Bollington, Cheshire, UK
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- Patient-Centered Outcomes, Adelphi Values Ltd., Bollington, Cheshire, UK
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- Novartis Ireland Ltd., Dublin, Ireland
- ViiV Healthcare, London, UK
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- Department of Ophthalmology, New England Eye Center and Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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Rudwaleit M, Machado PM, Taieb V, de Peyrecave N, Hoepken B, Gensler LS. Achievement of higher thresholds of clinical responses and lower levels of disease activity is associated with improvements in workplace and household productivity in patients with axial spondyloarthritis. Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis 2023; 15:1759720X231189079. [PMID: 37663034 PMCID: PMC10469247 DOI: 10.1177/1759720x231189079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
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Background Patients with active axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) exhibit more absences and lower levels of productivity in the workplace and household than the general population, which can improve upon treatment. Objectives The objective of this study is to determine the long-term impact of achieving different levels of clinical response or disease activity on workplace and household productivity in patients with axSpA. Design RAPID-axSpA (NCT01087762) was a 204-week phase III trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of certolizumab pegol (CZP) in adult patients with active axSpA. Methods The impact of axSpA on workplace and household productivity was evaluated using the validated arthritis-specific Work Productivity Survey. Outcomes included the percentage of patients achieving Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS) response and Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) thresholds. This post hoc study used a generalised estimating equations model to determine the association between the threshold of clinical response achieved and patient productivity. Results Of 218 CZP-randomised patients, 65.1% completed week 204. At baseline, 72.0% were employed outside the home. Of the patients who were unemployed, 42.6% were unable to work due to arthritis. Achievement of higher treatment response thresholds, such as clinical remission, was associated with fewer days affected by workplace absenteeism (ASAS-partial remission: 4.0 days, ASAS40: 8.6 days, ASAS20 but not reaching ASAS40 response: 29.4 days, ASAS20 non-response: 69.2 days; ASDAS-inactive disease: 5.0 days, ASDAS-low disease activity: 15.6 days, ASDAS-high disease activity: 32.7 days, ASDAS-very high disease activity: 93.4 days). Similar associations were found for workplace presenteeism, and household absenteeism and presenteeism. Conclusions Over 4 years, achievement of higher clinical response thresholds and lower levels of disease activity was associated with fewer cumulative days affected by absenteeism or presenteeism, with clinical remission associated with the greatest improvements in productivity. This highlights the importance of targeting these thresholds to limit the burden of axSpA on society and on patients' daily lives.
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- Martin Rudwaleit
- Klinikum Bielefeld, Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin und Rheumatologie, An der Rosenhöhe 27, 33647 Bielefeld, Germany
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- Centre for Rheumatology & Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, University College London, London, UK
- Department of Rheumatology, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Li C, Xu H, Gong L, Wang A, Dong X, Yuan K, Huang G, Wei S, Sun L. Work productivity and activity in patients with SAPHO syndrome: a cross-sectional observational study. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2022; 17:381. [PMID: 36271426 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-022-02523-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Our understanding of work productivity impairment among patients with synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis (SAPHO) syndrome is limited. The purpose of this study was to provide an overview of work productivity loss in SAPHO syndrome patients through the use of the work productivity and activity impairment (WPAI) questionnaire, as well as to investigate the relationship between the WPAI and other disease-related indicators. METHODS Patients for this cross-sectional study were recruited from Peking Union Medical College Hospital (Beijing, China). The questionnaires incorporating the WPAI were administered, along with the inclusion of demographic data, disease-specific measures, and general health variables. The construct validity of the WPAI was evaluated via the correlations between WPAI outcomes and other measures. Wilcoxon rank-sum tests and nonparametric Kruskal‒Wallis tests were used for the comparison of the WPAI outcomes between known groups. RESULTS A total of 376 patients were included, and 201 patients (53.5%) were employed. The medians (interquartile range [IQR]) of absenteeism, presenteeism, work productivity loss, and activity impairment were 0% (0-13%), 20% (0-40%), 20% (0-52%), and 30% (0-50%), respectively. All of the WPAI outcomes showed moderate to strong correlations with other generic and disease-specific measures (|r| = 0.43-0.75), except for absenteeism. Increasing disease activity and worse health status were significantly associated with increased impairments of work productivity and activity. CONCLUSION This study highlights the negative effects of SAPHO syndrome on the work productivity and activity of patients, thus indicating good construct validity and discriminative ability of the WPAI. To reduce the economic burden, it is important to improve the work productivity and daily activity of patients by ameliorating clinical care.
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- Chen Li
- Department of Rheumatology, Fangshan Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China. .,Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, No.1 Shuaifuyuan, 100730, Beijing, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, No.1 Shuaifuyuan, 100730, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Fangshan Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Fangshan Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology, Fangshan Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Fangshan Hospital Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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Ta-Thi KN, Chuang KJ. A Comparison of the Validities of Traditional Chinese Versions of the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire: General Health and the World Health Organization's Health and Work Performance Questionnaire. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19074417. [PMID: 35410101 PMCID: PMC8998541 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19074417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 04/03/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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There is a lack of valid instruments for measuring productivity loss due to illness. This study aimed to compare the validities of traditional Chinese versions of the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment: General Health (C-WPAI:GH) and the World Health Organization's Health and Work Performance Questionnaire (C-WHO-HPQ), and to define the factors associated with productivity loss. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 165 Taiwanese employees in technology companies. Spearman's correlation coefficients and ANOVAs were used to test the validities of the C-WPAI:GH and C-WHO-HPQ. Bayesian model averaging was used for multiple linear regression to define the factors related to productivity loss. The C-WPAI:GH had acceptable validities for assessing the productivity loss of Taiwanese employees. The C-WHO-HPQ had acceptable content validity and concurrent criterion validity. However, the construct validity of the C-WHO-HPQ was insufficient (less than 75% of results were consistent with our hypotheses). Absenteeism in the C-WPAI:GH was associated with education, physical functioning and job satisfaction. There were significant associations of bodily pain, social functioning and general health with presenteeism, overall work impairment and activity impairment in the C-WPAI:GH. A linear correlation was found between education and activity impairment in the C-WPAI:GH. The C-WPAI:GH can be used to evaluate productivity loss due to illness.
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- Kim-Ngan Ta-Thi
- School of Public Health, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan;
- Faculty of Public Health, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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- School of Public Health, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan;
- Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-2-27361661
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Ogdie A, Duarte-García A, Hwang M, Navarro-Compán V, van der Heijde D, Mease P. Measuring Outcomes in Axial Spondyloarthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2020; 72 Suppl 10:47-71. [PMID: 33091248 DOI: 10.1002/acr.24266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Alexis Ogdie
- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
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- Swedish Medical Center, Providence St. Joseph Health, and University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle
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Xu Y, Tong GYY, Lee JYC. Investigation on the association between diabetes distress and productivity among patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus in the primary healthcare institutions. Prim Care Diabetes 2020; 14:538-544. [PMID: 32354680 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2020.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Revised: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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AIMS To investigate associations between diabetes distress and productivity, and to identify the potential risk factors that could affect these particular associations. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in three outpatient healthcare institutions. Patients aged ≥21 years with uncontrolled T2DM and polypharmacy were included. The Problem Areas in Diabetes (PAID) measuring diabetes distress and Work Productivity and Activity Impairment General Health (WPAI-GH) measuring productivity were administered by trained interviewers. RESULTS A total of 259 patients were analysed. Point prevalence of clinically severe diabetes distress, work productivity loss and life productivity loss were 7.7%, 45.0% and 35.1% respectively. Diabetes distress was positively associated with work productivity loss (p = 0.001) and life productivity loss (p < 0.001). Multiple linear regression analysis demonstrated that diabetes distress (p = 0.003), the total number of chronic medications (p = 0.012), insulin therapy (p = 0.027) and the presence of chronic kidney disease (p = 0.038) were significantly associated with work impairment. Diabetes distress (p = 0.001) and the presences of osteoarthritis (p = 0.039) were significantly associated with activity impairment. CONCLUSION Healthcare professionals should screen patients for diabetes distress to prevent productivity losses, especially in patients with polypharmacy and/or on insulin and with coexisting osteoarthritis or chronic kidney disease.
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- Yingqi Xu
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Block S4A, Level 3, 18 Science Drive 4, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Block S4A, Level 3, 18 Science Drive 4, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Block S4A, Level 3, 18 Science Drive 4, 117543, Singapore; Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice, University of California, Irvine, 101 Theory, suite 100, Irvine, CA 92697, United States.
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