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
2014
Longitudinal Evaluation of PROMIS-29 and FACIT-Dyspnea Short Forms in Systemic Sclerosis
Hinchcliff ME, Beaumont JL, Carns MA, Podlusky S, Thavarajah K, Varga J, Cella D, Chang RW. Longitudinal Evaluation of PROMIS-29 and FACIT-Dyspnea Short Forms in Systemic Sclerosis. The Journal Of Rheumatology 2014, 42: 64-72. PMID: 25362656, PMCID: PMC4480645, DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.140143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic sclerosisPROMIS-29HAQ-DIHealth statusSF-36 physical component summaryShort formChange scoresSF-36 rolePhysical component scaleSF-36 scoresOutcomes Measurement Information SystemPhysical component summarySF-36 PCSPhysical function scalePhysical function assessmentMeasurement Information SystemMRSS improvementComponent summarySF-36Spearman correlation coefficientPhysical functionPhysical functioningHealth profileFunction assessmentFunctional limitations