Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis) is a rare autoimmune connective tissue disease that can damage multiple organs and reduce quality of life. Patient-reported outcome measures capture the patient’s perspective. Some measures are…
Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), a subtype of spondyloarthritis, is a debilitating inflammatory condition involving the spinal and sacroiliac joints, contributing to a significant diminution in quality of life. Historically, characterization of…
Fibromyalgia (FM) is classified as a chronic pain condition accompanied by symptoms of fatigue, sleep problems, problems with cognition, negative mood, limited functional status, and the presence of other chronic…
Patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures are an important component to assessing disease impact and therapy response in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Overall, there are few PsA-specific PROs. Most PROs used…
Successful management of complex conditions such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and comorbid conditions benefit from patient-reported outcomes (PRO). Measuring health-related quality of life with PROs provides SLE patients with…
Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and their measures have a long and important history for determining the status and treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This article describes the history and…
Knee osteoarthritis is a common cause of an array of functional limitations in older adults, and the accurate assessment of such limitations is critical for practicing clinicians and scientists. Patient-reported…
The rheumatology community began incorporating patient-reported outcomes in the early 1980s, helping shift the care of chronic diseases from a narrower biomedical model to a broader biopsychosocial model of health….
Jennifer L. Barton, MD, Editor Patricia Katz, PhD, Editor Historically, measurement of disease activity and response to therapy in the rheumatic diseases has presented significant challenges to clinicians, researchers, and…
Michael H. Weisman, MD, Consulting Editor Barton and Katz have assembled an issue that will be a standard reference for the near future. Their experts show clearly the value of…
