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KMID : 1084220160230010019
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Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
2016 Volume.23 No. 1 p.19 ~ p.22
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Behcet’s Disease Current Activity Form as a Patient’s Derived Measure
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:Choi Hyo-Jin
:Seo Mi-Ryoung/:Ryu Hee-Jung/:Baek Han-Joo
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Abstract
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Objective : This study measured the reliability of the Behcet’s Disease Current Activity Form (BDCAF) questionnaire used as a patient self-report form.
Methods : A study was conducted among 63 patients with Behcet’s disease who attended our rheumatology clinic. First, a physician administered a BDCAF questionnaire. Second, the patient completed a self-administered questionnaire at home within 24 hours of the visit. The test?retest reliability was analyzed using kappa tests. Kappa scores of ＞0.6 indicated good agreement. The BDCAF score was compared with the patient’s/clinician’s perception of disease activity and the Korean version of Behcet’s Disease Quality of Life (BDQOL).
Results : The study included 17 males and 46 females. The mean age of participants was 47.7 years and the mean disease duration was 5.3 years at the first assessment. Fifty-three patients (84.1%) returned the questionnaires to us by mail. For test?retest reliability, good agreement was achieved with the items including headache, oral/genital ulceration, erythema, arthritis, and diarrhea with altered/frank blood per rectum; moderate agreement with skin pustules, arthralgia, and eye involvement; fair agreement with nausea/vomiting/abdominal pain, nervous system, and major vessel involvement. Significant associations were observed between BDCAF scores with the patient’s/clinician’s perception of disease activity and BDQOL (p＜0.05).
Conclusion : The BDCAF appears useful as a patient self-report instrument for assessment of disease status. (J Rheum Dis 2016;23:19-22)
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KEYWORD
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Behç, et’s Disease Current Activity Form, Self-report measure, Reliability
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