Research ArticleAccepted Article
Feasibility and face validity of outcome measures for use in future studies of Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): An OMERACT Study
Max Yates, Claire E Owen, Sara Muller, Karly Graham, Lorna Neill, Helen Twohig, Maarten Boers, Mar Pujades-Rodriguez, Susan Goodman, Jonathan Cheah, Christian Dejaco, Chetan Mukhtyar, Berit Dalsgaard Nielsen, Joanna Robson, Lee S Simon, Beverley Shea, Sarah L Mackie and Catherine L Hill on behalf of the OMERACT PMR Working Group
The Journal of Rheumatology February 2020, jrheum.190575; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190575
Max Yates
From Epidemiology Centre Versus Arthritis, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis, Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Austria; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy; Department of Rheumatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom; Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth and Royal Adelaide Hospitals, Adelaide, Australia. Address correspondence to Max Yates, Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom, Email: maxyates{at}doctors.org.uk
Claire E Owen
From Epidemiology Centre Versus Arthritis, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis, Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Austria; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy; Department of Rheumatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom; Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth and Royal Adelaide Hospitals, Adelaide, Australia. Address correspondence to Max Yates, Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom, Email: maxyates{at}doctors.org.uk
Sara Muller
From Epidemiology Centre Versus Arthritis, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis, Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Austria; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy; Department of Rheumatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom; Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth and Royal Adelaide Hospitals, Adelaide, Australia. Address correspondence to Max Yates, Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom, Email: maxyates{at}doctors.org.uk
Karly Graham
From Epidemiology Centre Versus Arthritis, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis, Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Austria; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy; Department of Rheumatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom; Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth and Royal Adelaide Hospitals, Adelaide, Australia. Address correspondence to Max Yates, Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom, Email: maxyates{at}doctors.org.uk
Lorna Neill
From Epidemiology Centre Versus Arthritis, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis, Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Austria; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy; Department of Rheumatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom; Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth and Royal Adelaide Hospitals, Adelaide, Australia. Address correspondence to Max Yates, Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom, Email: maxyates{at}doctors.org.uk
Helen Twohig
From Epidemiology Centre Versus Arthritis, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis, Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Austria; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy; Department of Rheumatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom; Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth and Royal Adelaide Hospitals, Adelaide, Australia. Address correspondence to Max Yates, Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom, Email: maxyates{at}doctors.org.uk
Maarten Boers
From Epidemiology Centre Versus Arthritis, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis, Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Austria; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy; Department of Rheumatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom; Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth and Royal Adelaide Hospitals, Adelaide, Australia. Address correspondence to Max Yates, Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom, Email: maxyates{at}doctors.org.uk
Mar Pujades-Rodriguez
From Epidemiology Centre Versus Arthritis, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis, Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Austria; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy; Department of Rheumatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom; Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth and Royal Adelaide Hospitals, Adelaide, Australia. Address correspondence to Max Yates, Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom, Email: maxyates{at}doctors.org.uk
Susan Goodman
From Epidemiology Centre Versus Arthritis, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis, Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Austria; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy; Department of Rheumatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom; Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth and Royal Adelaide Hospitals, Adelaide, Australia. Address correspondence to Max Yates, Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom, Email: maxyates{at}doctors.org.uk
Jonathan Cheah
From Epidemiology Centre Versus Arthritis, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis, Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Austria; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy; Department of Rheumatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom; Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth and Royal Adelaide Hospitals, Adelaide, Australia. Address correspondence to Max Yates, Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom, Email: maxyates{at}doctors.org.uk
Christian Dejaco
From Epidemiology Centre Versus Arthritis, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis, Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Austria; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy; Department of Rheumatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom; Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth and Royal Adelaide Hospitals, Adelaide, Australia. Address correspondence to Max Yates, Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom, Email: maxyates{at}doctors.org.uk
Chetan Mukhtyar
From Epidemiology Centre Versus Arthritis, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis, Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Austria; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy; Department of Rheumatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom; Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth and Royal Adelaide Hospitals, Adelaide, Australia. Address correspondence to Max Yates, Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom, Email: maxyates{at}doctors.org.uk
Berit Dalsgaard Nielsen
From Epidemiology Centre Versus Arthritis, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis, Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Austria; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy; Department of Rheumatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom; Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth and Royal Adelaide Hospitals, Adelaide, Australia. Address correspondence to Max Yates, Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom, Email: maxyates{at}doctors.org.uk
Joanna Robson
From Epidemiology Centre Versus Arthritis, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis, Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Austria; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy; Department of Rheumatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom; Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth and Royal Adelaide Hospitals, Adelaide, Australia. Address correspondence to Max Yates, Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom, Email: maxyates{at}doctors.org.uk
Lee S Simon
From Epidemiology Centre Versus Arthritis, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis, Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Austria; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy; Department of Rheumatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom; Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth and Royal Adelaide Hospitals, Adelaide, Australia. Address correspondence to Max Yates, Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom, Email: maxyates{at}doctors.org.uk
Beverley Shea
From Epidemiology Centre Versus Arthritis, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis, Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Austria; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy; Department of Rheumatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom; Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth and Royal Adelaide Hospitals, Adelaide, Australia. Address correspondence to Max Yates, Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom, Email: maxyates{at}doctors.org.uk
Sarah L Mackie
From Epidemiology Centre Versus Arthritis, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis, Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Austria; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy; Department of Rheumatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom; Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth and Royal Adelaide Hospitals, Adelaide, Australia. Address correspondence to Max Yates, Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom, Email: maxyates{at}doctors.org.uk
Catherine L Hill
From Epidemiology Centre Versus Arthritis, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis, Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Austria; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy; Department of Rheumatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom; Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth and Royal Adelaide Hospitals, Adelaide, Australia. Address correspondence to Max Yates, Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom, Email: maxyates{at}doctors.org.uk
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- Max Yates,
- Claire E Owen,
- Sara Muller,
- Karly Graham,
- Lorna Neill,
- Helen Twohig,
- Maarten Boers,
- Mar Pujades-Rodriguez,
- Susan Goodman,
- Jonathan Cheah,
- Christian Dejaco,
- Chetan Mukhtyar,
- Berit Dalsgaard Nielsen,
- Joanna Robson,
- Lee S Simon,
- Beverley Shea,
- Sarah L Mackie and
- Catherine L Hill; on behalf of the OMERACT PMR Working Group
- From Epidemiology Centre Versus Arthritis, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis, Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Austria; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy; Department of Rheumatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom; Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom; Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth and Royal Adelaide Hospitals, Adelaide, Australia.
Address correspondence to Max Yates, Department of Rheumatology, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, Ipswich, United Kingdom, Email: maxyates{at}doctors.org.uk
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The Journal of Rheumatology
Vol. 53, Issue 1
1 Jan 2026
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Feasibility and face validity of outcome measures for use in future studies of Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): An OMERACT Study
Max Yates, Claire E Owen, Sara Muller, Karly Graham, Lorna Neill, Helen Twohig, Maarten Boers, Mar Pujades-Rodriguez, Susan Goodman, Jonathan Cheah, Christian Dejaco, Chetan Mukhtyar, Berit Dalsgaard Nielsen, Joanna Robson, Lee S Simon, Beverley Shea, Sarah L Mackie, Catherine L Hill
The Journal of Rheumatology Feb 2020, jrheum.190575; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.190575
Accepted manuscript
Feasibility and face validity of outcome measures for use in future studies of Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): An OMERACT Study
Max Yates, Claire E Owen, Sara Muller, Karly Graham, Lorna Neill, Helen Twohig, Maarten Boers, Mar Pujades-Rodriguez, Susan Goodman, Jonathan Cheah, Christian Dejaco, Chetan Mukhtyar, Berit Dalsgaard Nielsen, Joanna Robson, Lee S Simon, Beverley Shea, Sarah L Mackie, Catherine L Hill
The Journal of Rheumatology Feb 2020, jrheum.190575; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.190575
