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. 2014 Dec 22;3(4):e65. doi: 10.2196/resprot.3349

Table 5.

Percentage of rheumatologists and arthritis health professionals rating of individual clinical tools as helpful.a

Clinical tools Rheumatologists AHPs
Reminders (screening, vaccinations, etc.) 88.3 N/Ab
List of patients’ current medications 85.5
Printer-friendly patient information (e.g., medication instructions) 84.2 100.0
Access to view medication changes made by another MD or the patient 84.2 N/A
Printer-friendly prednisone-tapering schedules 76.6 N/A
Access to tests results 73.1 N/A
Links to GPsc and specialists 72.7 87.7
Anthropomorphic and clinical measures 68.8 N/A
Links to resources 63.6 93.1
Access to LINd to view and update medical data 61.8 N/A
SLEDAIe and SLICC DIf scores 61.0 N/A
Ability to correspond with patients to provide reminders and answer questions 55.8 84.2
Template referral letters 49.4 N/A
SF-36g scores 34.2 54.4

aPercentages are for ratings ≥7 in terms of importance (1=least important; 10=most important)

bN/A: Not Asked

cGP: General Practitioner

dLIN: Lupus Interactive Navigator

eSLEDAI: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index [11]

fSLICC DI: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Collaborating Clinics Disease Index [12]

gSF-36: 36-Item Short Form Health Survey