Table 2

Proportion of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and healthcare professionals rating candidate domains as ‘essential’ or ‘important’ to defining flare in rheumatoid arthritis

	All			Patients			Healthcare professionals
Domain	N	Count	(%)	N	Count	(%)	N	Count	%	Z^*	p Value^*
Pain	231	214	93	123	114	93	108	100	93	0.026	0.9791
Function	231	205	89	124	112	90	106	92	87	0.835	0.4036
Swollen joint count	229	192	84	124	95	77	105	96	91	3.165	0.0016
Participation	230	186	81	124	111	90	106	75	71	3.605	0.0003
Tender joint count	230	187	81	123	104	85	107	83	78	1.347	0.1780
Stiffness	229	180	79	123	99	80	106	81	76	0.746	0.4554
Patient global assessment	232	177	76	124	87	70	108	91	84	2.611	0.0090
Self-management	229	171	75	123	106	86	106	64	60	4.543	0.0000
Fatigue	231	158	68	123	93	76	108	65	60	2.530	0.0114
Laboratory tests	228	135	59	123	56	46	106	79	75	4.700	0.0000
Physician global assessment	226	129	57	120	48	40	106	80	75	5.795	0.0000
Systemic features	230	131	57	124	84	68	106	47	44	3.659	0.0003
Sleep	231	120	52	124	83	67	107	36	34	5.350	0.0000
Emotional distress	231	95	41	124	72	58	107	24	22	5.948	0.0000

↵* Statistical (Z-) test for the null hypothesis: equal proportion considering the domain essential (H0: p(patients)=p(HCPs)).
HCP, healthcare professional.