Lilian H van Tuyl1, Martina Sadlonova1, Bev Davis1, Caroline Flurey1, Niti Goel1, Sarah E Hewlett1, Catherine L Hill1, Wijnanda Hoogland1, John R Kirwan1, Dirkjan van Schaardenburg1, Marieke Scholte-Voshaar1, Josef S Smolen1, Tanja Stamm1, George A Wells1, Maarten Boers1. 1. From the Department of Rheumatology, and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; University of Bristol, and the University of the West of England, Academic Rheumatology Unit, Bristol Royal Infirmary; Bristol, UK; Quintiles Inc., Morrisville; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA; Queen Elizabeth Hospital Department of Rheumatology, Woodville, South Australia; University of Adelaide, The Health Observatory Woodville, South Australia, Australia; Reade/Jan van Breemen Research Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.L.H. van Tuyl, Postdoctoral Researcher, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center; M. Sadlonova, Occupational Therapist, MSc, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of Vienna; B. Davis, Patient Research Partner, University of Bristol, Academic Rheumatology Unit, Bristol Royal Infirmary; C. Flurey, Research Fellow, PhD, University of the West of England, Academic Rheumatology Unit, Bristol Royal Infirmary; N. Goel, MD, Senior Medical Director and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine, Quintiles Inc., and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine; S.E. Hewlett, Professor of Rheumatology Nursing, PhD, University of the West of England, Academic Rheumatology Unit, Bristol Royal Infirmary; Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Woodville; C.L. Hill, MD, Rheumatologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Department of Rheumatology, Woodville, University of Adelaide, Health Observatory Woodville; W. Hoogland, MD, Patient Research Partner, Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center; J.R. Kirwan, Professor o
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OBJECTIVE: The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) should target patient-relevant outcomes, making patient perspective on remission essential. In 2010, patients, physicians, health professionals, and researchers at the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) conference developed an ambitious research agenda to study the concept of remission. Qualitative research has since helped us understand the concept of remission from the patient perspective. METHODS: During OMERACT 12, the OMERACT working group on patient perspective on remission in RA elaborated on data generated to date and discussed the methodological challenges ahead. Challenges included (1) selection of domains, (2) choice of a patient remission definition or a single domain to add to the current remission definition, and (3) the importance of pain in defining remission from a patient perspective. RESULTS: Focus in the coming years will be on increasing our understanding by identifying the most important domains from the patient perspective regarding remission and investigating how these domains can be measured. Investigation into the Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact of Disease questionnaire, disease flare, as well as the concordance of domains from our ongoing remission survey is appropriate. More data and further discussions are needed to decide on the next steps. CONCLUSION: Progress summarized over 4 years highlights the main methodological challenges discussed within the working group on patient perspective on remission in RA during OMERACT 12.
OBJECTIVE: The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) should target patient-relevant outcomes, making patient perspective on remission essential. In 2010, patients, physicians, health professionals, and researchers at the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) conference developed an ambitious research agenda to study the concept of remission. Qualitative research has since helped us understand the concept of remission from the patient perspective. METHODS: During OMERACT 12, the OMERACT working group on patient perspective on remission in RA elaborated on data generated to date and discussed the methodological challenges ahead. Challenges included (1) selection of domains, (2) choice of a patient remission definition or a single domain to add to the current remission definition, and (3) the importance of pain in defining remission from a patient perspective. RESULTS: Focus in the coming years will be on increasing our understanding by identifying the most important domains from the patient perspective regarding remission and investigating how these domains can be measured. Investigation into the Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact of Disease questionnaire, disease flare, as well as the concordance of domains from our ongoing remission survey is appropriate. More data and further discussions are needed to decide on the next steps. CONCLUSION: Progress summarized over 4 years highlights the main methodological challenges discussed within the working group on patient perspective on remission in RA during OMERACT 12.
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