2017
Reliability and Validity of the Tender and Swollen Joint Counts and the Modified Rodnan Skin Score in Early Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis: Analysis from the Prospective Registry of Early Systemic Sclerosis Cohort.
Gordon JK, Girish G, Berrocal VJ, Zhang M, Hatzis C, Assassi S, Bernstein EJ, Domsic RT, Hant FN, Hinchcliff M, Schiopu E, Steen VD, Frech TM, Khanna D. Reliability and Validity of the Tender and Swollen Joint Counts and the Modified Rodnan Skin Score in Early Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis: Analysis from the Prospective Registry of Early Systemic Sclerosis Cohort. The Journal Of Rheumatology 2017, 44: 791-794. PMID: 28298560, PMCID: PMC5457319, DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.160654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosisSwollen joint countCutaneous systemic sclerosisRodnan skin scoreMusculoskeletal ultrasoundJoint countSkin scoreSystemic sclerosisEarly diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosisModified Rodnan skin scoreSystemic sclerosis cohortProspective registryTJCExcellent interMRSSSJCSclerosisContent validityScoresCountRheumatologistsPatientsRegistryCohortAbnormalities
2011
Validity of two new patient‐reported outcome measures in systemic sclerosis: Patient‐reported outcomes measurement information system 29‐item health profile and functional assessment of chronic illness therapy–dyspnea short form
Hinchcliff M, Beaumont JL, Thavarajah K, Varga J, Chung A, Podlusky S, Carns M, Chang RW, Cella D. Validity of two new patient‐reported outcome measures in systemic sclerosis: Patient‐reported outcomes measurement information system 29‐item health profile and functional assessment of chronic illness therapy–dyspnea short form. Arthritis Care & Research 2011, 63: 1620-1628. PMID: 22034123, PMCID: PMC3205420, DOI: 10.1002/acr.20591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge of OnsetAgedChronic DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesDyspneaFemaleHealth StatusHealth Status IndicatorsHumansMaleMichiganMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRegistriesReproducibility of ResultsScleroderma, SystemicSelf ReportSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsYoung AdultConceptsOutcomes Measurement Information SystemComposite severity scoreMeasurement Information SystemSeverity scorePRO instrumentsPROMIS-29SSc patientsHealth profileFunctional assessmentHealth statusPatient-reported outcome measuresPatient-reported outcome instrumentsRaynaud's phenomenon symptomsSSc disease durationSystemic sclerosis trialMean patient ageNew patient-reported outcome measurePatient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information SystemPhysical functioning scoresCross-sectional studyDisease severity scoreShort formNew PRO instrumentComplicated scoring systemsDisease duration