Pixel or Paper? Validation of a Mobile Technology for Collecting Patient-Reported Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Oscar Massimiliano Epis Cinzia Casu Laura Belloli Emanuela Schito Davide Antonio Filippini Marina Muscarà Maria Giovanna Gentile Paula Carina Perez Cagnone Chiara Venerelli Massimo Sonnati Irene Schiavetti Eleonora Bruschi

Published in: JMIR research protocols (2016)

An electronic questionnaire is uploaded in a dedicated Web-based tool that could implement a telemonitoring system aimed at improving the follow-up of RA patients. High intrarater reliability between paper and electronic methods of data collection encourage the use of a new digital app with consequent benefit for the overall health care system.

Keyphrases

patient reported outcomes
rheumatoid arthritis
end stage renal disease
disease activity
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
interstitial lung disease
cross sectional
prognostic factors
big data
systemic sclerosis
artificial intelligence
psychometric properties
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis