title: PREMs in inflammatory arthritis: from guidelines to standard practice.
abstract: There is now a widespread realisation that patients' views are not incidental to, but essential to, achieving high-quality care. However, despite increasing awareness of its potential value, patient experience is not routinely assessed in inflammatory arthritis patients at present. In fact, use of patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) to evaluate the patients' management and the quality of services remains a challenge. In contrast with cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), adopting a PREMs approach in inflammatory arthritis patients is difficult because of a lack of tools and approach. This article discusses how the guidelines can be translated into standard clinical practice, creating a 'therapeutic alliance' between the health professional and patients. It will also present a novel tool for use of PREMs, which can be used in routine clinical care.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Nurse Specialist, Rheumatology Department, North Middlesex University Hospital.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: Y El
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Miedany
mesh_terms: D001168:Arthritis / Q000628:therapy*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans
keywords: Inflammatory arthritis; Patient-reported experience measures (PREMs); Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs)