Composite Outcome Measures for Psoriatic Arthritis: OMERACT and 3 and 4 Visual Analog Scale Progress in 2023

Ying Ying Leung, Dafna D Gladman, Ana-Maria Orbai, William Tillett

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Abstract

The Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA)-Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) psoriatic arthritis (PsA) working group provided updates at the GRAPPA 2023 annual meeting on its work to evaluate composite outcome measures for PsA. An ongoing systematic literature review is in progress to evaluate psychometric measurement properties using the OMERACT filter 2.2 for a list of candidate composite outcome measures, which include minimal disease activity (MDA), Disease Activity for Psoriatic Arthritis (DAPSA), American College of Rheumatology (ACR) response criteria, Psoriatic Arthritis Disease Activity Score (PASDAS), Composite Psoriatic Disease Activity Index (CPDAI), 3 visual analog scale (3VAS), and 4VAS. The performance of the 3VAS and 4VAS in clinical practice and a synthesis of new data were presented, including estimates for minimal clinically important differences and thresholds of meaning, discrimination and construct validity, and longitudinal construct validity. Numeric rating scale (NRS) versions of the VAS have also been tested. Performance characteristics and psychometric properties are similar to the ASSESS study, a UK multicenter study, indicating that the VAS scales may be feasible tools for routine clinical care with a preference for the 4VAS because of superior face validity and clinical utility.

Original languageEnglish
JournalThe Journal of Rheumatology
Early online date15 Jul 2024
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Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 15 Jul 2024

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We thank DerMEDit (www.dermedit.com) for editing services in preparation of this manuscript.

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