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Identifying Research Priorities among Patients and Families of Children with Rheumatic Diseases living in the United States

Colleen K. Correll, Mitali Dave, Anne F. Paul, Vincent Del Gaizo, Suzanne Schrandt, Roushanac S. Partovi and Esi M. Morgan
The Journal of Rheumatology February 2020, jrheum.190934; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190934
Colleen K. Correll
From the University of Minnesota, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Department of Pediatrics, Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA), and Patients, Advocates and Rheumatology Teams Network for Research and Service (PARTNERS) consortium. The lead investigator, CKC, was supported by CARRA to conduct this study. The Research Committee of PARTNERS (Patients, Advocates and Rheumatology Teams Network for Research and Service), was funded by a PCORI (Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute) Patient Powered Research Network (PPRN-1306-04601) grant (Co-PIs Del Gaizo, Schanberg). Corresponding author: Colleen K. Correll, MD, MPH, Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Minnesota, 2450 Riverside Ave S., East Bldg Rm 668, Minneapolis, MN, 55410, Email: corr0250@umn.edu.
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Mitali Dave
From the University of Minnesota, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Department of Pediatrics, Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA), and Patients, Advocates and Rheumatology Teams Network for Research and Service (PARTNERS) consortium. The lead investigator, CKC, was supported by CARRA to conduct this study. The Research Committee of PARTNERS (Patients, Advocates and Rheumatology Teams Network for Research and Service), was funded by a PCORI (Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute) Patient Powered Research Network (PPRN-1306-04601) grant (Co-PIs Del Gaizo, Schanberg). Corresponding author: Colleen K. Correll, MD, MPH, Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Minnesota, 2450 Riverside Ave S., East Bldg Rm 668, Minneapolis, MN, 55410, Email: corr0250@umn.edu.
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Anne F. Paul
From the University of Minnesota, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Department of Pediatrics, Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA), and Patients, Advocates and Rheumatology Teams Network for Research and Service (PARTNERS) consortium. The lead investigator, CKC, was supported by CARRA to conduct this study. The Research Committee of PARTNERS (Patients, Advocates and Rheumatology Teams Network for Research and Service), was funded by a PCORI (Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute) Patient Powered Research Network (PPRN-1306-04601) grant (Co-PIs Del Gaizo, Schanberg). Corresponding author: Colleen K. Correll, MD, MPH, Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Minnesota, 2450 Riverside Ave S., East Bldg Rm 668, Minneapolis, MN, 55410, Email: corr0250@umn.edu.
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Vincent Del Gaizo
From the University of Minnesota, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Department of Pediatrics, Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA), and Patients, Advocates and Rheumatology Teams Network for Research and Service (PARTNERS) consortium. The lead investigator, CKC, was supported by CARRA to conduct this study. The Research Committee of PARTNERS (Patients, Advocates and Rheumatology Teams Network for Research and Service), was funded by a PCORI (Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute) Patient Powered Research Network (PPRN-1306-04601) grant (Co-PIs Del Gaizo, Schanberg). Corresponding author: Colleen K. Correll, MD, MPH, Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Minnesota, 2450 Riverside Ave S., East Bldg Rm 668, Minneapolis, MN, 55410, Email: corr0250@umn.edu.
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Suzanne Schrandt
From the University of Minnesota, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Department of Pediatrics, Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA), and Patients, Advocates and Rheumatology Teams Network for Research and Service (PARTNERS) consortium. The lead investigator, CKC, was supported by CARRA to conduct this study. The Research Committee of PARTNERS (Patients, Advocates and Rheumatology Teams Network for Research and Service), was funded by a PCORI (Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute) Patient Powered Research Network (PPRN-1306-04601) grant (Co-PIs Del Gaizo, Schanberg). Corresponding author: Colleen K. Correll, MD, MPH, Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Minnesota, 2450 Riverside Ave S., East Bldg Rm 668, Minneapolis, MN, 55410, Email: corr0250@umn.edu.
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Roushanac S. Partovi
From the University of Minnesota, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Department of Pediatrics, Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA), and Patients, Advocates and Rheumatology Teams Network for Research and Service (PARTNERS) consortium. The lead investigator, CKC, was supported by CARRA to conduct this study. The Research Committee of PARTNERS (Patients, Advocates and Rheumatology Teams Network for Research and Service), was funded by a PCORI (Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute) Patient Powered Research Network (PPRN-1306-04601) grant (Co-PIs Del Gaizo, Schanberg). Corresponding author: Colleen K. Correll, MD, MPH, Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Minnesota, 2450 Riverside Ave S., East Bldg Rm 668, Minneapolis, MN, 55410, Email: corr0250@umn.edu.
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Esi M. Morgan
From the University of Minnesota, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Department of Pediatrics, Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA), and Patients, Advocates and Rheumatology Teams Network for Research and Service (PARTNERS) consortium. The lead investigator, CKC, was supported by CARRA to conduct this study. The Research Committee of PARTNERS (Patients, Advocates and Rheumatology Teams Network for Research and Service), was funded by a PCORI (Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute) Patient Powered Research Network (PPRN-1306-04601) grant (Co-PIs Del Gaizo, Schanberg). Corresponding author: Colleen K. Correll, MD, MPH, Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Minnesota, 2450 Riverside Ave S., East Bldg Rm 668, Minneapolis, MN, 55410, Email: corr0250@umn.edu.
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Abstract

Objective To improve the quality and participation in pediatric rheumatology research, patient-prioritized studies should be emphasized. We collaborated with United States based pediatric rheumatology advocacy organizations to survey patients and caregivers of children with rheumatic diseases to identify what research topics were most important to them.

Methods We conducted web-based surveys and focus groups (FG) of patients and caregivers of children with juvenile myositis (JM), juvenile arthritis (JA), and childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE). Surveys were emailed to listservs and posted to social media sites of JM, JA, and cSLE patient advocacy organizations. An initial survey asked open-ended questions about patient/caregiver research preferences. Responses were further characterized through FGs. A final ranking survey asked respondents to rank from a list of research themes the seven most important to them.

Results There were 365 (JM), 44 (JA), and 32 (cSLE) respondents to the final ranking survey. The top research priority for JM was finding new treatments, and for JA and cSLE was understanding genetic/environmental etiology. The three prioritized research themes common across all disease groups were medication side effects, disease flare and disease etiology.

Conclusion Patient-centered research prioritization is recognized as valuable in conducting high-quality research, yet there is a paucity of data describing patient/family preferences, especially in pediatrics. We used multimodal methodologies to assess current patient/caregiver research priorities to help frame the agenda for the pediatric rheumatology research community. Patients and caregivers from all surveyed disease groups prioritized the study of medication side effects, disease flares, and disease etiology.

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Identifying Research Priorities among Patients and Families of Children with Rheumatic Diseases living in the United States
Colleen K. Correll, Mitali Dave, Anne F. Paul, Vincent Del Gaizo, Suzanne Schrandt, Roushanac S. Partovi, Esi M. Morgan
The Journal of Rheumatology Feb 2020, jrheum.190934; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.190934

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Colleen K. Correll, Mitali Dave, Anne F. Paul, Vincent Del Gaizo, Suzanne Schrandt, Roushanac S. Partovi, Esi M. Morgan
The Journal of Rheumatology Feb 2020, jrheum.190934; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.190934
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