title: The Challenge and Opportunity of Capturing Patient Reported Measures of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity in Vulnerable Populations with Limited Health Literacy and Limited English Proficiency.
abstract: Limited health literacy and limited English proficiency are widely prevalent and contribute to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) health care disparities. The RA Patient Global Assessment of Disease Activity often introduces complexity to the health care encounters of patients and research subjects with limited health literacy and limited English proficiency. Important work is being done to ensure that patient-reported outcomes are validated and appropriate for diverse and vulnerable populations.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Denver Health, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, 777 Bannock Street, Mail Code 4000, Denver, CO 80204, USA. Electronic address: joel.hirshMD@dhha.org.
authors.forename: Joel M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hirsh
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003144:Communication Barriers; D065246:Culturally Competent Care; D057220:Health Literacy; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D000071066:Patient Reported Outcome Measures; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D035862:Vulnerable Populations
keywords: Health outcomes; Limited English proficiency; Limited health literacy; Patient-reported outcome measures; RA patient global assessment of disease activity; Rheumatoid arthritis