Behcet's Disease Current Activity Form as a Patient's Derived Measure
Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
;
: 19-22, 2016.
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in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-215902
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study measured the reliability of the Behcet's Disease Current Activity Form (BDCAF) questionnaire used as a patient self-report form.METHODS:
A study was conducted among 63 patients with Behcet's disease who attended our rheumatology clinic. First, a physician administered a BDCAF questionnaire. Second, the patient completed a self-administered questionnaire at home within 24 hours of the visit. The test-retest reliability was analyzed using kappa tests. Kappa scores of >0.6 indicated good agreement. The BDCAF score was compared with the patient's/clinician's perception of disease activity and the Korean version of Behcet's Disease Quality of Life (BDQOL).RESULTS:
The study included 17 males and 46 females. The mean age of participants was 47.7 years and the mean disease duration was 5.3 years at the first assessment. Fifty-three patients (84.1%) returned the questionnaires to us by mail. For test-retest reliability, good agreement was achieved with the items including headache, oral/genital ulceration, erythema, arthritis, and diarrhea with altered/frank blood per rectum; moderate agreement with skin pustules, arthralgia, and eye involvement; fair agreement with nausea/vomiting/abdominal pain, nervous system, and major vessel involvement. Significant associations were observed between BDCAF scores with the patient's/clinician's perception of disease activity and BDQOL (p<0.05).CONCLUSION:
The BDCAF appears useful as a patient self-report instrument for assessment of disease status.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Postal Service
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Arthritis
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Quality of Life
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Rectum
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Rheumatology
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Skin
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Ulcer
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Arthralgia
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Diarrhea
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Erythema
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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