dc.contributor.author | Ndirangu, KM | |
dc.contributor.author | Oyoo, GM | |
dc.contributor.author | Bhatt, KM | |
dc.contributor.author | Ilovi, CS | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-04-30T09:42:16Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-04-30T09:42:16Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.citation | African Journal of Rheumatology - Vol 3, No 3 (2016) | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajr/article/view/127980 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/95380 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives: To compare the congruence of the Disease Activity Score with 28-joint count (DAS-28) with the Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI) and the Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) in measuring disease activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).
Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study.
Setting: Rheumatology Out-Patient Clinic (ROPC) at KNH.
Subjects: One hundred and four patients who fulfilled the 2012 American College of Rheumatology Classification Criteria for RA.
Results: DAS28, SDAI and CDAI were significantly correlated with each other on a group level (p < 0.001). Internal consistency was highest for CDAI (alpha = 0.705) and lowest for DAS28 (alpha = 0.67). Kappa statistics revealed substantial degree of agreement with respect to controlled, active, moderate and high disease activity categories according to the three scores.
Conclusion: Both SDAI and CDAI proved to be in congruence with DAS28 in daily clinical routine. SDAI and CDAI were found to be more stringent in defining remission. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ | * |
dc.title | Disease activity measurement in rheumatoid arthritis: comparison of 3 disease activity index tools at Kenyatta National Hospital | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |