OP0144-HPR 'it can't be zero': a qualitative study of patients' perspective on patient global assessment in rheumatoid arthritis
| Autor: | Jap da Silva, Marta Henriques, C. Duarte, Mwidimi Ndosi, Rjo Ferreira, A. Marques |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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030203 arthritis & rheumatology
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Perspective (graphical) Validity medicine.disease Affect (psychology) Disease activity 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Rheumatoid arthritis Health care medicine Physical therapy 030212 general & internal medicine Meaning (existential) business Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Oral Presentations. |
| Popis: | Background: Patient Global Assessment (PGA) plays an important role in disease activity assessment and treatment decisions in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the meaning of PGA is open to patient interpretation and this may affect the validity and reliability of clinical assessments. Objectives: We aimed to explore: (i) patients' perspective on PGA and its different formulations (ii) how patients' perspective may be improved by a brief explanation from a health care professional (HCP). Please download the structured abstract to read more. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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