Research ArticleArticle
A Patient-reported Outcome Measure for Effect of Glucocorticoid Therapy in Adults with Inflammatory Diseases Is Needed: Report from the OMERACT 2016 Special Interest Group
Rachel J. Black, Joanna C. Robson, Susan M. Goodman, Elizabeth Hoon, Lana Y.H. Lai, Lee S. Simon, Eileen Harrison, Lorna Neill, Pam Richards, Linda M. Nelsen, J. Michael Nebesky, Sarah L. Mackie and Catherine L. Hill
The Journal of Rheumatology April 2017, jrheum.161083; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.161083
Rachel J. Black
From the Discipline of Medicine, School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide; Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, Australia; Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England; University of Bristol, Bristol; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds; PMR & GCA UK North East, Kibblesworth; PMR and GCA Scotland, Berwickshire, Foulden, UK; Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA; F. Hoffmann-Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland. RJB is the recipient of an Australian Rheumatology Association Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Fellowship 2016. EH is supported by a fellowship funded by Arthritis SA and The University of Adelaide Florey Research Fund, with Arthritis Australia providing funding for the qualitative study of GC use in PMR/GCA outlined here. LMN is an employee of GlaxoSmithKline. R.J. Black, MBBS, PhD Candidate, Consultant Rheumatologist, Clinical Lecturer, Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, and Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital; J.C. Robson, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer in Rheumatology, University of the West of England, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, and Honorary Consultant, University Hospitals Bristol UK National Health Service Trust, and Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England; S.M. Goodman, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; E. Hoon, PhD, Arthritis SA Florey Research Fellow, School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide; L.Y. Lai, MSc, PhD Candidate, Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; L.S. Simon, MD, Principal, SDG LLC; E. Harrison, BSc (Hons Physiology), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, PMR and GCA UK North East; L. Neill, BSc (Hons Nat Phil), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, PMR and GCA Scotland; P. Richards, HNC (Business Studies), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, University of Bristol; L.M. Nelsen, MHS, Director, Patient Focused Outcomes, Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline; J.M. Nebesky, MD, Senior Medical Director, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.; S.L. Mackie, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor, Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; C.L. Hill, MD, Clinical Professor, Consultant Rheumatologist, Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, and Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, and Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. R.J. Black, Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia 5000. E-mail: rachel.black2@sa.gov.au. Accepted for publication February 14, 2017.
Joanna C. Robson
From the Discipline of Medicine, School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide; Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, Australia; Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England; University of Bristol, Bristol; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds; PMR & GCA UK North East, Kibblesworth; PMR and GCA Scotland, Berwickshire, Foulden, UK; Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA; F. Hoffmann-Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland. RJB is the recipient of an Australian Rheumatology Association Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Fellowship 2016. EH is supported by a fellowship funded by Arthritis SA and The University of Adelaide Florey Research Fund, with Arthritis Australia providing funding for the qualitative study of GC use in PMR/GCA outlined here. LMN is an employee of GlaxoSmithKline. R.J. Black, MBBS, PhD Candidate, Consultant Rheumatologist, Clinical Lecturer, Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, and Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital; J.C. Robson, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer in Rheumatology, University of the West of England, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, and Honorary Consultant, University Hospitals Bristol UK National Health Service Trust, and Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England; S.M. Goodman, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; E. Hoon, PhD, Arthritis SA Florey Research Fellow, School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide; L.Y. Lai, MSc, PhD Candidate, Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; L.S. Simon, MD, Principal, SDG LLC; E. Harrison, BSc (Hons Physiology), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, PMR and GCA UK North East; L. Neill, BSc (Hons Nat Phil), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, PMR and GCA Scotland; P. Richards, HNC (Business Studies), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, University of Bristol; L.M. Nelsen, MHS, Director, Patient Focused Outcomes, Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline; J.M. Nebesky, MD, Senior Medical Director, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.; S.L. Mackie, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor, Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; C.L. Hill, MD, Clinical Professor, Consultant Rheumatologist, Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, and Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, and Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. R.J. Black, Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia 5000. E-mail: rachel.black2@sa.gov.au. Accepted for publication February 14, 2017.
Susan M. Goodman
From the Discipline of Medicine, School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide; Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, Australia; Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England; University of Bristol, Bristol; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds; PMR & GCA UK North East, Kibblesworth; PMR and GCA Scotland, Berwickshire, Foulden, UK; Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA; F. Hoffmann-Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland. RJB is the recipient of an Australian Rheumatology Association Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Fellowship 2016. EH is supported by a fellowship funded by Arthritis SA and The University of Adelaide Florey Research Fund, with Arthritis Australia providing funding for the qualitative study of GC use in PMR/GCA outlined here. LMN is an employee of GlaxoSmithKline. R.J. Black, MBBS, PhD Candidate, Consultant Rheumatologist, Clinical Lecturer, Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, and Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital; J.C. Robson, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer in Rheumatology, University of the West of England, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, and Honorary Consultant, University Hospitals Bristol UK National Health Service Trust, and Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England; S.M. Goodman, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; E. Hoon, PhD, Arthritis SA Florey Research Fellow, School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide; L.Y. Lai, MSc, PhD Candidate, Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; L.S. Simon, MD, Principal, SDG LLC; E. Harrison, BSc (Hons Physiology), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, PMR and GCA UK North East; L. Neill, BSc (Hons Nat Phil), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, PMR and GCA Scotland; P. Richards, HNC (Business Studies), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, University of Bristol; L.M. Nelsen, MHS, Director, Patient Focused Outcomes, Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline; J.M. Nebesky, MD, Senior Medical Director, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.; S.L. Mackie, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor, Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; C.L. Hill, MD, Clinical Professor, Consultant Rheumatologist, Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, and Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, and Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. R.J. Black, Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia 5000. E-mail: rachel.black2@sa.gov.au. Accepted for publication February 14, 2017.
Elizabeth Hoon
From the Discipline of Medicine, School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide; Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, Australia; Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England; University of Bristol, Bristol; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds; PMR & GCA UK North East, Kibblesworth; PMR and GCA Scotland, Berwickshire, Foulden, UK; Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA; F. Hoffmann-Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland. RJB is the recipient of an Australian Rheumatology Association Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Fellowship 2016. EH is supported by a fellowship funded by Arthritis SA and The University of Adelaide Florey Research Fund, with Arthritis Australia providing funding for the qualitative study of GC use in PMR/GCA outlined here. LMN is an employee of GlaxoSmithKline. R.J. Black, MBBS, PhD Candidate, Consultant Rheumatologist, Clinical Lecturer, Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, and Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital; J.C. Robson, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer in Rheumatology, University of the West of England, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, and Honorary Consultant, University Hospitals Bristol UK National Health Service Trust, and Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England; S.M. Goodman, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; E. Hoon, PhD, Arthritis SA Florey Research Fellow, School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide; L.Y. Lai, MSc, PhD Candidate, Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; L.S. Simon, MD, Principal, SDG LLC; E. Harrison, BSc (Hons Physiology), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, PMR and GCA UK North East; L. Neill, BSc (Hons Nat Phil), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, PMR and GCA Scotland; P. Richards, HNC (Business Studies), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, University of Bristol; L.M. Nelsen, MHS, Director, Patient Focused Outcomes, Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline; J.M. Nebesky, MD, Senior Medical Director, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.; S.L. Mackie, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor, Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; C.L. Hill, MD, Clinical Professor, Consultant Rheumatologist, Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, and Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, and Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. R.J. Black, Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia 5000. E-mail: rachel.black2@sa.gov.au. Accepted for publication February 14, 2017.
Lana Y.H. Lai
From the Discipline of Medicine, School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide; Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, Australia; Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England; University of Bristol, Bristol; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds; PMR & GCA UK North East, Kibblesworth; PMR and GCA Scotland, Berwickshire, Foulden, UK; Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA; F. Hoffmann-Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland. RJB is the recipient of an Australian Rheumatology Association Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Fellowship 2016. EH is supported by a fellowship funded by Arthritis SA and The University of Adelaide Florey Research Fund, with Arthritis Australia providing funding for the qualitative study of GC use in PMR/GCA outlined here. LMN is an employee of GlaxoSmithKline. R.J. Black, MBBS, PhD Candidate, Consultant Rheumatologist, Clinical Lecturer, Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, and Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital; J.C. Robson, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer in Rheumatology, University of the West of England, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, and Honorary Consultant, University Hospitals Bristol UK National Health Service Trust, and Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England; S.M. Goodman, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; E. Hoon, PhD, Arthritis SA Florey Research Fellow, School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide; L.Y. Lai, MSc, PhD Candidate, Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; L.S. Simon, MD, Principal, SDG LLC; E. Harrison, BSc (Hons Physiology), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, PMR and GCA UK North East; L. Neill, BSc (Hons Nat Phil), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, PMR and GCA Scotland; P. Richards, HNC (Business Studies), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, University of Bristol; L.M. Nelsen, MHS, Director, Patient Focused Outcomes, Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline; J.M. Nebesky, MD, Senior Medical Director, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.; S.L. Mackie, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor, Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; C.L. Hill, MD, Clinical Professor, Consultant Rheumatologist, Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, and Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, and Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. R.J. Black, Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia 5000. E-mail: rachel.black2@sa.gov.au. Accepted for publication February 14, 2017.
Lee S. Simon
From the Discipline of Medicine, School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide; Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, Australia; Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England; University of Bristol, Bristol; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds; PMR & GCA UK North East, Kibblesworth; PMR and GCA Scotland, Berwickshire, Foulden, UK; Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA; F. Hoffmann-Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland. RJB is the recipient of an Australian Rheumatology Association Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Fellowship 2016. EH is supported by a fellowship funded by Arthritis SA and The University of Adelaide Florey Research Fund, with Arthritis Australia providing funding for the qualitative study of GC use in PMR/GCA outlined here. LMN is an employee of GlaxoSmithKline. R.J. Black, MBBS, PhD Candidate, Consultant Rheumatologist, Clinical Lecturer, Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, and Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital; J.C. Robson, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer in Rheumatology, University of the West of England, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, and Honorary Consultant, University Hospitals Bristol UK National Health Service Trust, and Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England; S.M. Goodman, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; E. Hoon, PhD, Arthritis SA Florey Research Fellow, School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide; L.Y. Lai, MSc, PhD Candidate, Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; L.S. Simon, MD, Principal, SDG LLC; E. Harrison, BSc (Hons Physiology), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, PMR and GCA UK North East; L. Neill, BSc (Hons Nat Phil), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, PMR and GCA Scotland; P. Richards, HNC (Business Studies), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, University of Bristol; L.M. Nelsen, MHS, Director, Patient Focused Outcomes, Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline; J.M. Nebesky, MD, Senior Medical Director, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.; S.L. Mackie, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor, Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; C.L. Hill, MD, Clinical Professor, Consultant Rheumatologist, Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, and Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, and Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. R.J. Black, Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia 5000. E-mail: rachel.black2@sa.gov.au. Accepted for publication February 14, 2017.
Eileen Harrison
From the Discipline of Medicine, School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide; Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, Australia; Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England; University of Bristol, Bristol; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds; PMR & GCA UK North East, Kibblesworth; PMR and GCA Scotland, Berwickshire, Foulden, UK; Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA; F. Hoffmann-Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland. RJB is the recipient of an Australian Rheumatology Association Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Fellowship 2016. EH is supported by a fellowship funded by Arthritis SA and The University of Adelaide Florey Research Fund, with Arthritis Australia providing funding for the qualitative study of GC use in PMR/GCA outlined here. LMN is an employee of GlaxoSmithKline. R.J. Black, MBBS, PhD Candidate, Consultant Rheumatologist, Clinical Lecturer, Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, and Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital; J.C. Robson, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer in Rheumatology, University of the West of England, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, and Honorary Consultant, University Hospitals Bristol UK National Health Service Trust, and Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England; S.M. Goodman, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; E. Hoon, PhD, Arthritis SA Florey Research Fellow, School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide; L.Y. Lai, MSc, PhD Candidate, Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; L.S. Simon, MD, Principal, SDG LLC; E. Harrison, BSc (Hons Physiology), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, PMR and GCA UK North East; L. Neill, BSc (Hons Nat Phil), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, PMR and GCA Scotland; P. Richards, HNC (Business Studies), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, University of Bristol; L.M. Nelsen, MHS, Director, Patient Focused Outcomes, Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline; J.M. Nebesky, MD, Senior Medical Director, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.; S.L. Mackie, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor, Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; C.L. Hill, MD, Clinical Professor, Consultant Rheumatologist, Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, and Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, and Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. R.J. Black, Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia 5000. E-mail: rachel.black2@sa.gov.au. Accepted for publication February 14, 2017.
Lorna Neill
From the Discipline of Medicine, School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide; Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, Australia; Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England; University of Bristol, Bristol; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds; PMR & GCA UK North East, Kibblesworth; PMR and GCA Scotland, Berwickshire, Foulden, UK; Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA; F. Hoffmann-Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland. RJB is the recipient of an Australian Rheumatology Association Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Fellowship 2016. EH is supported by a fellowship funded by Arthritis SA and The University of Adelaide Florey Research Fund, with Arthritis Australia providing funding for the qualitative study of GC use in PMR/GCA outlined here. LMN is an employee of GlaxoSmithKline. R.J. Black, MBBS, PhD Candidate, Consultant Rheumatologist, Clinical Lecturer, Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, and Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital; J.C. Robson, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer in Rheumatology, University of the West of England, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, and Honorary Consultant, University Hospitals Bristol UK National Health Service Trust, and Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England; S.M. Goodman, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; E. Hoon, PhD, Arthritis SA Florey Research Fellow, School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide; L.Y. Lai, MSc, PhD Candidate, Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; L.S. Simon, MD, Principal, SDG LLC; E. Harrison, BSc (Hons Physiology), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, PMR and GCA UK North East; L. Neill, BSc (Hons Nat Phil), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, PMR and GCA Scotland; P. Richards, HNC (Business Studies), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, University of Bristol; L.M. Nelsen, MHS, Director, Patient Focused Outcomes, Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline; J.M. Nebesky, MD, Senior Medical Director, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.; S.L. Mackie, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor, Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; C.L. Hill, MD, Clinical Professor, Consultant Rheumatologist, Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, and Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, and Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. R.J. Black, Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia 5000. E-mail: rachel.black2@sa.gov.au. Accepted for publication February 14, 2017.
Pam Richards
From the Discipline of Medicine, School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide; Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, Australia; Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England; University of Bristol, Bristol; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds; PMR & GCA UK North East, Kibblesworth; PMR and GCA Scotland, Berwickshire, Foulden, UK; Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA; F. Hoffmann-Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland. RJB is the recipient of an Australian Rheumatology Association Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Fellowship 2016. EH is supported by a fellowship funded by Arthritis SA and The University of Adelaide Florey Research Fund, with Arthritis Australia providing funding for the qualitative study of GC use in PMR/GCA outlined here. LMN is an employee of GlaxoSmithKline. R.J. Black, MBBS, PhD Candidate, Consultant Rheumatologist, Clinical Lecturer, Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, and Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital; J.C. Robson, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer in Rheumatology, University of the West of England, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, and Honorary Consultant, University Hospitals Bristol UK National Health Service Trust, and Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England; S.M. Goodman, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; E. Hoon, PhD, Arthritis SA Florey Research Fellow, School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide; L.Y. Lai, MSc, PhD Candidate, Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; L.S. Simon, MD, Principal, SDG LLC; E. Harrison, BSc (Hons Physiology), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, PMR and GCA UK North East; L. Neill, BSc (Hons Nat Phil), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, PMR and GCA Scotland; P. Richards, HNC (Business Studies), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, University of Bristol; L.M. Nelsen, MHS, Director, Patient Focused Outcomes, Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline; J.M. Nebesky, MD, Senior Medical Director, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.; S.L. Mackie, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor, Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; C.L. Hill, MD, Clinical Professor, Consultant Rheumatologist, Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, and Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, and Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. R.J. Black, Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia 5000. E-mail: rachel.black2@sa.gov.au. Accepted for publication February 14, 2017.
Linda M. Nelsen
From the Discipline of Medicine, School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide; Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, Australia; Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England; University of Bristol, Bristol; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds; PMR & GCA UK North East, Kibblesworth; PMR and GCA Scotland, Berwickshire, Foulden, UK; Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA; F. Hoffmann-Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland. RJB is the recipient of an Australian Rheumatology Association Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Fellowship 2016. EH is supported by a fellowship funded by Arthritis SA and The University of Adelaide Florey Research Fund, with Arthritis Australia providing funding for the qualitative study of GC use in PMR/GCA outlined here. LMN is an employee of GlaxoSmithKline. R.J. Black, MBBS, PhD Candidate, Consultant Rheumatologist, Clinical Lecturer, Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, and Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital; J.C. Robson, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer in Rheumatology, University of the West of England, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, and Honorary Consultant, University Hospitals Bristol UK National Health Service Trust, and Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England; S.M. Goodman, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; E. Hoon, PhD, Arthritis SA Florey Research Fellow, School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide; L.Y. Lai, MSc, PhD Candidate, Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; L.S. Simon, MD, Principal, SDG LLC; E. Harrison, BSc (Hons Physiology), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, PMR and GCA UK North East; L. Neill, BSc (Hons Nat Phil), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, PMR and GCA Scotland; P. Richards, HNC (Business Studies), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, University of Bristol; L.M. Nelsen, MHS, Director, Patient Focused Outcomes, Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline; J.M. Nebesky, MD, Senior Medical Director, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.; S.L. Mackie, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor, Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; C.L. Hill, MD, Clinical Professor, Consultant Rheumatologist, Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, and Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, and Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. R.J. Black, Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia 5000. E-mail: rachel.black2@sa.gov.au. Accepted for publication February 14, 2017.
J. Michael Nebesky
From the Discipline of Medicine, School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide; Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, Australia; Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England; University of Bristol, Bristol; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds; PMR & GCA UK North East, Kibblesworth; PMR and GCA Scotland, Berwickshire, Foulden, UK; Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA; F. Hoffmann-Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland. RJB is the recipient of an Australian Rheumatology Association Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Fellowship 2016. EH is supported by a fellowship funded by Arthritis SA and The University of Adelaide Florey Research Fund, with Arthritis Australia providing funding for the qualitative study of GC use in PMR/GCA outlined here. LMN is an employee of GlaxoSmithKline. R.J. Black, MBBS, PhD Candidate, Consultant Rheumatologist, Clinical Lecturer, Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, and Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital; J.C. Robson, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer in Rheumatology, University of the West of England, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, and Honorary Consultant, University Hospitals Bristol UK National Health Service Trust, and Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England; S.M. Goodman, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; E. Hoon, PhD, Arthritis SA Florey Research Fellow, School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide; L.Y. Lai, MSc, PhD Candidate, Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; L.S. Simon, MD, Principal, SDG LLC; E. Harrison, BSc (Hons Physiology), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, PMR and GCA UK North East; L. Neill, BSc (Hons Nat Phil), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, PMR and GCA Scotland; P. Richards, HNC (Business Studies), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, University of Bristol; L.M. Nelsen, MHS, Director, Patient Focused Outcomes, Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline; J.M. Nebesky, MD, Senior Medical Director, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.; S.L. Mackie, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor, Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; C.L. Hill, MD, Clinical Professor, Consultant Rheumatologist, Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, and Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, and Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. R.J. Black, Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia 5000. E-mail: rachel.black2@sa.gov.au. Accepted for publication February 14, 2017.
Sarah L. Mackie
From the Discipline of Medicine, School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide; Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, Australia; Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England; University of Bristol, Bristol; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds; PMR & GCA UK North East, Kibblesworth; PMR and GCA Scotland, Berwickshire, Foulden, UK; Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA; F. Hoffmann-Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland. RJB is the recipient of an Australian Rheumatology Association Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Fellowship 2016. EH is supported by a fellowship funded by Arthritis SA and The University of Adelaide Florey Research Fund, with Arthritis Australia providing funding for the qualitative study of GC use in PMR/GCA outlined here. LMN is an employee of GlaxoSmithKline. R.J. Black, MBBS, PhD Candidate, Consultant Rheumatologist, Clinical Lecturer, Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, and Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital; J.C. Robson, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer in Rheumatology, University of the West of England, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, and Honorary Consultant, University Hospitals Bristol UK National Health Service Trust, and Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England; S.M. Goodman, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; E. Hoon, PhD, Arthritis SA Florey Research Fellow, School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide; L.Y. Lai, MSc, PhD Candidate, Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; L.S. Simon, MD, Principal, SDG LLC; E. Harrison, BSc (Hons Physiology), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, PMR and GCA UK North East; L. Neill, BSc (Hons Nat Phil), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, PMR and GCA Scotland; P. Richards, HNC (Business Studies), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, University of Bristol; L.M. Nelsen, MHS, Director, Patient Focused Outcomes, Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline; J.M. Nebesky, MD, Senior Medical Director, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.; S.L. Mackie, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor, Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; C.L. Hill, MD, Clinical Professor, Consultant Rheumatologist, Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, and Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, and Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. R.J. Black, Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia 5000. E-mail: rachel.black2@sa.gov.au. Accepted for publication February 14, 2017.
Catherine L. Hill
From the Discipline of Medicine, School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide; Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, Australia; Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England; University of Bristol, Bristol; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds; PMR & GCA UK North East, Kibblesworth; PMR and GCA Scotland, Berwickshire, Foulden, UK; Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA; F. Hoffmann-Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland. RJB is the recipient of an Australian Rheumatology Association Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Fellowship 2016. EH is supported by a fellowship funded by Arthritis SA and The University of Adelaide Florey Research Fund, with Arthritis Australia providing funding for the qualitative study of GC use in PMR/GCA outlined here. LMN is an employee of GlaxoSmithKline. R.J. Black, MBBS, PhD Candidate, Consultant Rheumatologist, Clinical Lecturer, Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, and Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital; J.C. Robson, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer in Rheumatology, University of the West of England, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, and Honorary Consultant, University Hospitals Bristol UK National Health Service Trust, and Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England; S.M. Goodman, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; E. Hoon, PhD, Arthritis SA Florey Research Fellow, School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide; L.Y. Lai, MSc, PhD Candidate, Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; L.S. Simon, MD, Principal, SDG LLC; E. Harrison, BSc (Hons Physiology), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, PMR and GCA UK North East; L. Neill, BSc (Hons Nat Phil), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, PMR and GCA Scotland; P. Richards, HNC (Business Studies), OMERACT Patient Research Partner, University of Bristol; L.M. Nelsen, MHS, Director, Patient Focused Outcomes, Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline; J.M. Nebesky, MD, Senior Medical Director, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.; S.L. Mackie, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor, Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds; C.L. Hill, MD, Clinical Professor, Consultant Rheumatologist, Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, and Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, and Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Address correspondence to Dr. R.J. Black, Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia 5000. E-mail: rachel.black2@sa.gov.au. Accepted for publication February 14, 2017.
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The Journal of Rheumatology
Vol. 51, Issue 4
1 Apr 2024
A Patient-reported Outcome Measure for Effect of Glucocorticoid Therapy in Adults with Inflammatory Diseases Is Needed: Report from the OMERACT 2016 Special Interest Group
Rachel J. Black, Joanna C. Robson, Susan M. Goodman, Elizabeth Hoon, Lana Y.H. Lai, Lee S. Simon, Eileen Harrison, Lorna Neill, Pam Richards, Linda M. Nelsen, J. Michael Nebesky, Sarah L. Mackie, Catherine L. Hill
The Journal of Rheumatology Apr 2017, jrheum.161083; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.161083
A Patient-reported Outcome Measure for Effect of Glucocorticoid Therapy in Adults with Inflammatory Diseases Is Needed: Report from the OMERACT 2016 Special Interest Group
Rachel J. Black, Joanna C. Robson, Susan M. Goodman, Elizabeth Hoon, Lana Y.H. Lai, Lee S. Simon, Eileen Harrison, Lorna Neill, Pam Richards, Linda M. Nelsen, J. Michael Nebesky, Sarah L. Mackie, Catherine L. Hill
The Journal of Rheumatology Apr 2017, jrheum.161083; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.161083