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Remote Assessment Of Daily Fluctuations Of Patient-Reported Disease Symptoms And Activity In Rheumatoid Arthritis: Feasibility, Compliance And Acceptability

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by  Chris Gosnell ( Link to view and download full resolution PDF ) I. Gourley1, C. Calderon1, M. Beyer1, L. Hamade1, R. Margolies2, K. Gilmer1, T. Messina1, O. Fields1, D. Tisdale1, M. Curran1, A. Rowe1. 1Janssen R & D, LLC, Spring House; 2Core Human Factors, Bala Cynwyd, United States (2016) Remote Assessment Of Daily Fluctuations Of Patient-Reported Disease Symptoms And Activity In Rheumatoid Arthritis: Feasibility, Compliance And Acceptability. In this publication, Existing clinical measures for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients, eg: Disease Activity Score (DAS)28 are labor-intensive and typically compiled once every three months by a physician. In contrast, wearable fitness activity trackers allow for continual measurement of activity and lifestyle events. If correlated to disease activity, use of data from “wearable” will provide an understanding of impact on activity on a more frequent basis than the physician-applied tests. Objectives: The primary aim of thi...