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Osteoarthritis
Patient centred outcomes in osteoarthritis
UMC Utrecht, Department of Rheumatology, PO Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; j.w.j.bijlsma@azu.nl
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Professor J W J Bijlsma
j.w.j.bijlsma@azu.nl
The introduction of minimal clinically important improvement and patient acceptable symptom state is a major advance in outcome research
Keywords: osteoarthritis; knees; hips; treatment response; outcome criteria; patient reported outcomes
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disorder in the world; it occurs in the majority of people over the age of 65 and is an important cause of (work) disability. The public health impact of OA is immense and will further increase with the growing elderly population. Therefore, the search for, and evaluation of, treatments for OA are relevant research topics, not only for the medical community, including individual patients and doctors, but also for pharmaceutical companies and health economists. Assessment of present and future treatment modalities in OA is important and requires a balanced approach.1
Outcome assessment is the measurement process whereby the consequences of disease and health management interventions are evaluated.2 Outcome measures may be divided into two broad categories: observer dependent (or assessor rated) and observer independent (or self rated). In general, observer independent clinical measures are based on self administered questionnaires, whereas observer dependent
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