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Voshaar MAHO, Moghadam MG, Vonkeman HE, Ten Klooster PM, van Schaardenburg D, Tekstra J, Visser H, van de Laar MAFJ, Jansen TL. Measuring Disease Exacerbation and Flares in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Comparison of Commonly Used Disease Activity Indices and Individual Measures. J Rheumatol 2017; 44:1118-1124. [PMID: 28507187 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.160915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To evaluate and compare the utility of commonly used outcome measures for assessing disease exacerbation or flare in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS Data from the Dutch Potential Optimalisation of (Expediency) and Effectiveness of Tumor necrosis factor-α blockers (POET) study, in which 462 patients discontinued their tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor, were used. The ability of different measures to discriminate between those with and without physician-reported flare or medication escalation at the 3-month visit (T2) was evaluated by calculating effect size (ES) statistics. Responsiveness to increased disease activity was compared between measures by standardizing change scores (SCS) from baseline to the 3-month visit. Finally, the incremental validity of individual outcome measures beyond the Simplified Disease Activity Score was evaluated using logistic regression analysis. RESULTS The SCS were greater for disease activity indices than for any of the individual measures. The 28-joint Disease Activity Score, Clinical Disease Activity Index, and Simplified Disease Activity Index performed similarly. Pain and physician's (PGA) and patient's global assessment (PtGA) of disease activity were the most responsive individual measures. Similar results were obtained for discriminative ability, with greatest ES for disease activity indices followed by pain, PGA, and PtGA. Pain was the only measure to demonstrate incremental validity beyond SDAI in predicting 3-month flare status. CONCLUSION These results support the use of composite disease activity indices, patient-reported pain and disease activity, and physician-reported disease activity for measuring disease exacerbation or identifying flares of RA. Physical function, acute-phase response, and the auxiliary measures fatigue, participation, and emotional well-being performed poorly.
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Affiliation(s)
- Martijn A H Oude Voshaar
- From the Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede; Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center, Amsterdam; Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht; Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center, Arnhem; Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center, Venlo, the Netherlands; Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,M.A. Oude Voshaar, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; M. Ghiti Moghadam, MD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; H.E. Vonkeman, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; P.M. ten Klooster, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; D. van Schaardenburg, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center; J. Tekstra, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht; H. Visser, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center; M.A. van de Laar, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; T.L. Jansen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center
| | - Marjan Ghiti Moghadam
- From the Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede; Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center, Amsterdam; Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht; Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center, Arnhem; Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center, Venlo, the Netherlands; Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. .,M.A. Oude Voshaar, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; M. Ghiti Moghadam, MD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; H.E. Vonkeman, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; P.M. ten Klooster, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; D. van Schaardenburg, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center; J. Tekstra, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht; H. Visser, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center; M.A. van de Laar, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; T.L. Jansen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center.
| | - Harald E Vonkeman
- From the Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede; Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center, Amsterdam; Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht; Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center, Arnhem; Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center, Venlo, the Netherlands; Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,M.A. Oude Voshaar, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; M. Ghiti Moghadam, MD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; H.E. Vonkeman, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; P.M. ten Klooster, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; D. van Schaardenburg, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center; J. Tekstra, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht; H. Visser, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center; M.A. van de Laar, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; T.L. Jansen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center
| | - Peter M Ten Klooster
- From the Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede; Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center, Amsterdam; Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht; Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center, Arnhem; Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center, Venlo, the Netherlands; Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,M.A. Oude Voshaar, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; M. Ghiti Moghadam, MD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; H.E. Vonkeman, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; P.M. ten Klooster, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; D. van Schaardenburg, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center; J. Tekstra, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht; H. Visser, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center; M.A. van de Laar, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; T.L. Jansen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center
| | - Dirkjan van Schaardenburg
- From the Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede; Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center, Amsterdam; Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht; Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center, Arnhem; Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center, Venlo, the Netherlands; Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,M.A. Oude Voshaar, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; M. Ghiti Moghadam, MD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; H.E. Vonkeman, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; P.M. ten Klooster, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; D. van Schaardenburg, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center; J. Tekstra, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht; H. Visser, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center; M.A. van de Laar, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; T.L. Jansen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center
| | - Janneke Tekstra
- From the Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede; Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center, Amsterdam; Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht; Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center, Arnhem; Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center, Venlo, the Netherlands; Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,M.A. Oude Voshaar, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; M. Ghiti Moghadam, MD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; H.E. Vonkeman, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; P.M. ten Klooster, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; D. van Schaardenburg, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center; J. Tekstra, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht; H. Visser, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center; M.A. van de Laar, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; T.L. Jansen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center
| | - Henk Visser
- From the Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede; Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center, Amsterdam; Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht; Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center, Arnhem; Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center, Venlo, the Netherlands; Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,M.A. Oude Voshaar, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; M. Ghiti Moghadam, MD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; H.E. Vonkeman, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; P.M. ten Klooster, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; D. van Schaardenburg, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center; J. Tekstra, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht; H. Visser, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center; M.A. van de Laar, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; T.L. Jansen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center
| | - Mart A F J van de Laar
- From the Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede; Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center, Amsterdam; Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht; Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center, Arnhem; Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center, Venlo, the Netherlands; Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,M.A. Oude Voshaar, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; M. Ghiti Moghadam, MD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; H.E. Vonkeman, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; P.M. ten Klooster, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; D. van Schaardenburg, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center; J. Tekstra, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht; H. Visser, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center; M.A. van de Laar, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; T.L. Jansen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center
| | - Tim L Jansen
- From the Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede; Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center, Amsterdam; Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht; Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center, Arnhem; Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center, Venlo, the Netherlands; Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,M.A. Oude Voshaar, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; M. Ghiti Moghadam, MD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; H.E. Vonkeman, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; P.M. ten Klooster, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; D. van Schaardenburg, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center; J. Tekstra, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht; H. Visser, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center; M.A. van de Laar, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; T.L. Jansen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center
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