Discordance between the patient’s and physician’s global assessment in rheumatoid arthritis: Data from the REAL study—Brazil

Abstract

In one-third of the assessments, there was disagreement between PtGA and PhGA (a positive discordance was found in 80% of them). Pain and function were determinants for patients to estimate disease activity, while swollen joints was the main factor related to a worse physician's evaluation. These data show how different can be the perspectives of patients and assistants.