Table 2.

Outcome measures in patients with RA randomized to Open Outpatient Clinic Programme or traditional scheduled routine follow-up in a rheumatology outpatient clinic at baseline and after 1 and 2 years of follow-up. Results are shown as mean ± SD

Time	Baseline		Year 1		Year 2
Group	OOCP	TSRF	OOCP	TSRF	OOCP	TSRF
VAS patient satisfaction (0–100)	88 ± 21	87 ± 19	84 ± 25	82 ± 23	82 ± 24	83 ± 23
No. of visits			3.2 ± 1.9	3.8 ± 1.6*	2.6 ± 1.6	3.5 ± 2.2**
No. of phone calls			1.8 ± 3.3	0.4 ± 0.8**	0.7 ± 1.4	0.1 ± 0.3**
DAS-28	3.0 ± 1.2	2.9 ± 1.0	2.6 ± 1.1	2.6 ± 1.0	2.7 ± 1.2	2.5 ± 1.0
CRP (mg/l)	10.2 ± 7.2	10.1 ± 8.0	8.2 ± 9.9	5.7 ± 5.1*	9.6 ± 8.8	5.5 ± 8.9*
28-SJC (0–28)	0.6 ± 1.5	0.6 ± 1.2	0.2 ± 0.5	0.3 ± 1.0	0.3 ± 0.9	0.4 ± 1.2
28-TJC (0–28)	3.3 ± 5.7	2.4 ± 4.2	2.4 ± 4.7	2.1 ± 3.7	2.4 ± 4.9	2.3 ± 4.7
VAS pain (0–100)	27 ± 25	26 ± 21	28 ± 26	28 ± 24	32 ± 27	29 ± 25
VAS patient global (0–100)	33 ± 28	31 ± 25	33 ± 27	31 ± 26	32 ± 25	37 ± 29
VAS physician global (0–100)	7.3 ± 14	5.5 ± 10	4.3 ± 8.1	5.1 ± 10	5.1 ± 10	6.3 ± 13
VAS fatigue (0–100)	40 ± 27	37 ± 27	41 ± 28	37 ± 30	44 ± 29	39 ± 28
HAQ-DI score (0–3)	0.6 ± 0.6	0.6 ± 0.6	0.7 ± 0.6	0.6 ± 0.6	0.8 ± 0.7	0.6 ± 0.7
EQ-5D	0.8 ± 0.2	0.8 ± 0.1	0.8 ± 0.2	0.8 ± 0.2	0.8 ± 0.2	0.8 ± 0.1
VAS patient comfort (0–100)	90 ± 16	91 ± 13	88 ± 18	87 ± 18	85 ± 21	86 ± 21
VAS physician satisfaction (0–100)	95 ± 13	96 ± 11	95 ± 1.8	95 ± 13	96 ± 12	93 ± 16
VAS physician comfort (0–100)	99 ± 6.5	99 ± 5.7	97 ± 8.1	96 ± 11	98 ± 9.1	95 ± 14
VAS patient inclusion (0–100)	90 ± 17	90 ± 15	86 ± 21	86 ± 21	83 ± 22	85 ± 21

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.0005, OOCP vs. TSRF group (Student’s t test). DAS, Disease Activity Score; EQ-5D, European Quality of Life Index; HAQ-DI, Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index; No., number; OOCP, Open Outpatient Clinic Programme; pt, patient; SJC, swollen joint count; TJC, tender joint count; TSRF, traditional scheduled routine follow-up; VAS, visual analogue scale