THU0542 Scores for Pain and Fatigue Explain Variation in Patient Global Status at Higher Significance Than Physical Function in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Osteoarthritis (OA), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Gout Seen in Usual Clinical Care

Background

Patient global estimate of clinical status (PATGL) is one of 3 patient self-report measures in the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) core data set, and often is the most sensitive measure to distinguish responses to active treatment from placebo in RA clinical trials. PATGL has also been found an informative measure in patients with rheumatic diseases other than RA. Pain has been found most explanatory of PATGL in RA, but the...