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Measuring Disease Exacerbation and Flares in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Comparison of Commonly Used Disease Activity Indices and Individual Measures
Martijn A.H. Oude Voshaar, Marjan Ghiti Moghadam, Harald E. Vonkeman, Peter M. ten Klooster, Dirkjan van Schaardenburg, Janneke Tekstra, Henk Visser, Mart A.F.J. van de Laar and Tim L. Jansen
The Journal of Rheumatology May 2017, jrheum.160915; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.160915
Martijn A.H. Oude Voshaar
From the Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede; Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center, Amsterdam; Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht; Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center, Arnhem; Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center, Venlo, the Netherlands; Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. M.A. Oude Voshaar, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; M. Ghiti Moghadam, MD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; H.E. Vonkeman, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; P.M. ten Klooster, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; D. van Schaardenburg, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center; J. Tekstra, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht; H. Visser, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center; M.A. van de Laar, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; T.L. Jansen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Ghiti Moghadam, University Hospital Leuven, Department of Rheumatology, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. E-mail: marjan.ghitimoghadam@uzleuven.be. Accepted for publication April 7, 2017.
Marjan Ghiti Moghadam
From the Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede; Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center, Amsterdam; Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht; Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center, Arnhem; Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center, Venlo, the Netherlands; Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. M.A. Oude Voshaar, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; M. Ghiti Moghadam, MD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; H.E. Vonkeman, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; P.M. ten Klooster, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; D. van Schaardenburg, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center; J. Tekstra, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht; H. Visser, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center; M.A. van de Laar, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; T.L. Jansen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Ghiti Moghadam, University Hospital Leuven, Department of Rheumatology, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. E-mail: marjan.ghitimoghadam@uzleuven.be. Accepted for publication April 7, 2017.
Harald E. Vonkeman
From the Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede; Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center, Amsterdam; Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht; Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center, Arnhem; Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center, Venlo, the Netherlands; Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. M.A. Oude Voshaar, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; M. Ghiti Moghadam, MD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; H.E. Vonkeman, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; P.M. ten Klooster, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; D. van Schaardenburg, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center; J. Tekstra, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht; H. Visser, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center; M.A. van de Laar, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; T.L. Jansen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Ghiti Moghadam, University Hospital Leuven, Department of Rheumatology, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. E-mail: marjan.ghitimoghadam@uzleuven.be. Accepted for publication April 7, 2017.
Peter M. ten Klooster
From the Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede; Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center, Amsterdam; Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht; Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center, Arnhem; Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center, Venlo, the Netherlands; Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. M.A. Oude Voshaar, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; M. Ghiti Moghadam, MD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; H.E. Vonkeman, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; P.M. ten Klooster, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; D. van Schaardenburg, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center; J. Tekstra, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht; H. Visser, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center; M.A. van de Laar, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; T.L. Jansen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Ghiti Moghadam, University Hospital Leuven, Department of Rheumatology, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. E-mail: marjan.ghitimoghadam@uzleuven.be. Accepted for publication April 7, 2017.
Dirkjan van Schaardenburg
From the Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede; Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center, Amsterdam; Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht; Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center, Arnhem; Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center, Venlo, the Netherlands; Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. M.A. Oude Voshaar, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; M. Ghiti Moghadam, MD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; H.E. Vonkeman, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; P.M. ten Klooster, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; D. van Schaardenburg, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center; J. Tekstra, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht; H. Visser, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center; M.A. van de Laar, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; T.L. Jansen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Ghiti Moghadam, University Hospital Leuven, Department of Rheumatology, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. E-mail: marjan.ghitimoghadam@uzleuven.be. Accepted for publication April 7, 2017.
Janneke Tekstra
From the Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede; Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center, Amsterdam; Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht; Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center, Arnhem; Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center, Venlo, the Netherlands; Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. M.A. Oude Voshaar, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; M. Ghiti Moghadam, MD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; H.E. Vonkeman, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; P.M. ten Klooster, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; D. van Schaardenburg, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center; J. Tekstra, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht; H. Visser, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center; M.A. van de Laar, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; T.L. Jansen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Ghiti Moghadam, University Hospital Leuven, Department of Rheumatology, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. E-mail: marjan.ghitimoghadam@uzleuven.be. Accepted for publication April 7, 2017.
Henk Visser
From the Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede; Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center, Amsterdam; Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht; Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center, Arnhem; Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center, Venlo, the Netherlands; Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. M.A. Oude Voshaar, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; M. Ghiti Moghadam, MD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; H.E. Vonkeman, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; P.M. ten Klooster, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; D. van Schaardenburg, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center; J. Tekstra, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht; H. Visser, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center; M.A. van de Laar, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; T.L. Jansen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Ghiti Moghadam, University Hospital Leuven, Department of Rheumatology, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. E-mail: marjan.ghitimoghadam@uzleuven.be. Accepted for publication April 7, 2017.
Mart A.F.J. van de Laar
From the Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede; Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center, Amsterdam; Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht; Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center, Arnhem; Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center, Venlo, the Netherlands; Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. M.A. Oude Voshaar, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; M. Ghiti Moghadam, MD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; H.E. Vonkeman, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; P.M. ten Klooster, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; D. van Schaardenburg, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center; J. Tekstra, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht; H. Visser, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center; M.A. van de Laar, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; T.L. Jansen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Ghiti Moghadam, University Hospital Leuven, Department of Rheumatology, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. E-mail: marjan.ghitimoghadam@uzleuven.be. Accepted for publication April 7, 2017.
Tim L. Jansen
From the Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede; Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center, Amsterdam; Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht; Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center, Arnhem; Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center, Venlo, the Netherlands; Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. M.A. Oude Voshaar, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; M. Ghiti Moghadam, MD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; H.E. Vonkeman, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; P.M. ten Klooster, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente; D. van Schaardenburg, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center and Reade Medical Center; J. Tekstra, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht; H. Visser, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Medical Center; M.A. van de Laar, MD, PhD, Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, and Arthritis Center Twente, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Spectrum Twente; T.L. Jansen, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Viecuri Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. M. Ghiti Moghadam, University Hospital Leuven, Department of Rheumatology, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. E-mail: marjan.ghitimoghadam@uzleuven.be. Accepted for publication April 7, 2017.
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Vol. 51, Issue 4
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Measuring Disease Exacerbation and Flares in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Comparison of Commonly Used Disease Activity Indices and Individual Measures
Martijn A.H. Oude Voshaar, Marjan Ghiti Moghadam, Harald E. Vonkeman, Peter M. ten Klooster, Dirkjan van Schaardenburg, Janneke Tekstra, Henk Visser, Mart A.F.J. van de Laar, Tim L. Jansen
The Journal of Rheumatology May 2017, jrheum.160915; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.160915
Measuring Disease Exacerbation and Flares in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Comparison of Commonly Used Disease Activity Indices and Individual Measures
Martijn A.H. Oude Voshaar, Marjan Ghiti Moghadam, Harald E. Vonkeman, Peter M. ten Klooster, Dirkjan van Schaardenburg, Janneke Tekstra, Henk Visser, Mart A.F.J. van de Laar, Tim L. Jansen
The Journal of Rheumatology May 2017, jrheum.160915; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.160915