Tracy French
Different Wording of the Patient Global Visual Analogue Scale (PG-VAS) Affects Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients' Scoring and the Overall Disease Activity Score (DAS28): A Cross-Sectional Study
French, Tracy; Hewlett, Sarah; Kirwan, John; Sanderson, Tessa
Authors
Sarah Hewlett
John Kirwan
Tessa Sanderson
Abstract
Objective: The Disease Activity Score in 28 joints (DAS28) is a key measure in clinical practice and clinical trials. There are at least five different versions of the 'Patient Global' Visual Analogue Scale (PG-VAS) being used in the DAS28. The developers suggested that the PG-VAS can be an assessment of global health or disease activity, but did not specify the wording of the question. There is no consensus on what the PG-VAS is intended to capture, and the different words and phrases have not been evaluated. The aim of this study was to test if phrasing affects PG-VAS scores and hence yields different results for the DAS28. Methods: Fifty patients with rheumatoid arthritis taking biologic agents in a rheumatology outpatient department completed a self-administered questionnaire containing five versions of the 100mm PG-VAS. Results: All PG-VAS versions correlated strongly with each other (rho=0.67-0.87, p
Citation
French, T., Hewlett, S., Kirwan, J., & Sanderson, T. (2013). Different Wording of the Patient Global Visual Analogue Scale (PG-VAS) Affects Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients' Scoring and the Overall Disease Activity Score (DAS28): A Cross-Sectional Study. Musculoskeletal Care, 11(4), 229-237. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1046
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Dec 1, 2013 |
Journal | Musculoskeletal Care |
Print ISSN | 1478-2189 |
Electronic ISSN | 1557-0681 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 11 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 229-237 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1046 |
Keywords | rheumatoid arthritis, disease activity score, patient global visual analogue scale |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/934996 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/msc.1046 |