[PDF][PDF] The Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI) and the Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI): a review of their usefulness and validity in rheumatoid arthritis
D Aletaha, J Smolen - Clinical and experimental rheumatology, 2005 - clinexprheumatol.org
D Aletaha, J Smolen
Clinical and experimental rheumatology, 2005•clinexprheumatol.orgComposite indices or pooled indices are useful tools for the evaluation of disease activity in
patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). They allow the integration of various aspects of the
disease into a single numerical value, and may therefore facilitate consistent patient care
and improve patient compliance, which both can lead to improved outcomes. The Simplified
Disease Activity Index (SDAI) and the Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) are two new
tools for the evaluation of disease activity in RA. They have been developed to provide …
patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). They allow the integration of various aspects of the
disease into a single numerical value, and may therefore facilitate consistent patient care
and improve patient compliance, which both can lead to improved outcomes. The Simplified
Disease Activity Index (SDAI) and the Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) are two new
tools for the evaluation of disease activity in RA. They have been developed to provide …
Abstract
Composite indices or pooled indices are useful tools for the evaluation of disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). They allow the integration of various aspects of the disease into a single numerical value, and may therefore facilitate consistent patient care and improve patient compliance, which both can lead to improved outcomes.
The Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI) and the Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) are two new tools for the evaluation of disease activity in RA. They have been developed to provide physicians and patients with simple and mo re comprehensible instruments. Moreover, the CDAI is the only composite index that does not incorporate an acute phase response and can therefore be used to conduct a disease activity evaluation essentially anytime and anywhere.
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