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. 2016 Mar 3;2(1):e000217. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2015-000217

Table 2.

Domains and number of corresponding outcome measurement instruments in PsA randomised controlled trials, longitudinal observational studies and registries in 2010–2015

Studies assessing each domain n (%)
2006 PsA core
domain set
Domains Outcome measures
Number/domain
Randomised controlled trials (N=22) Longitudinal observational studies (N=27) Registries (N=12) Overlap with patient PsAID domains
Inner circle Pain 8 22 (100) 18 (66.7) 8 (66.7) Yes
Peripheral joint activity 14 21 (95.4) 24 (88.9) 10 (83.3) No
Physical function 8 20 (90.9) 21 (77.8) 11 (91.7) Yes
Skin 15 19 (86.4) 19 (70.4) 5 (41.7) Yes
Patient global 9 18 (81.8) 20 (74.1) 10 (83.3) No
HRQL 10 17 (77.3) 14 (51.8) 7 (58.3) No
Outer circle ‘Acute phase reactants’ 2 22 (100) 20 (74.1) 10 (83.3) No
Physician global 10 18 (81.8) 13 (48.1) 7 (58.3) No
Enthesitis 10 13 (59.1) 12 (44.4) 3 (25.0) No
Dactylitis 5 13 (59.1) 12 (44.4) 1 (8.3) No
Fatigue 10 7 (35) 12 (44.4) 4 (33.3) Yes
Nail 8 5 (22.7) 8 (29.6) 1 (8.3) No
Spine 11 4 (20) 9 (33.3) 5 (41.7) No
‘Radiology’ 10 6 (27.3) 6 (22.2) 2 (16.7) No
Research agenda ‘MRI/CT/US’ 9 4 (20) 4 (14.8) 1 (8.3) No
Participation 3 1 (4.5) 1 (3.7) 0 Yes
‘Tissue analysis’ 0 0 0 0 No
Other domains not in the core set Productivity 15 7 (31.8) 5 (18.5) 4 (33.3) Yes
Stiffness 4 4 (18.2) 4 (14.8) 1 (8.3) No
Anxiety 1 2 (9.1) 1 (3.7) 0 (0) Yes
Depression 2 2 (9.1) 2 (7.4) 0 (0) Yes
Coping 2 1 (4.5) 0 0 Yes
Well-being 1 1 (4.5) 0 0 No
Self-efficacy 1 0 1 (3.7) 0 No
Sleep 1 0 1 (3.7) 0 Yes

Domains are listed in decreasing order of frequency of their assessment in PsA randomised controlled trials. The original unabbreviated version of this table is listed as online supplementary table S2a and contains the complete list of all outcome measurement instruments used to assess each domain.

HRQL, health-related quality of life; PsA, psoriatic arthritis; PsAID, Psoriatis Arthritis Impact of Disease; US, ultrasound.