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