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Chapter 3
PROMs (MDHAQ/RAPID3) and Physician
RheuMetric Measures
Theodore Pincus , Jacquelin Chua , Martin J. Bergman , Yusuf Yazici ,
and Kathryn A. Gibson
Introduction
Many important advances in medical care have resulted from assessment and moni-
toring of patient status in terms of quantitative data rather than only as narrative
descriptions. Most such advances classically have resulted from laboratory tests and
other high-technology sources, according to a “biomedical model” [ 1 ] (Table 3.1 ).
A classical report in 1977 introduced the concept of limitations of a biomedical
model, and possible advantages of a complementary “biopsychosocial model” [ 1 ],
in which physicians and health professionals often learn as much about diagnosis,
management, prognosis, and outcomes from patients as from high-technology
sources.
T. Pincus (*) • J. Chua
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine , Rush University Medical
Center , 1611 West Harrison Street, Suite 510 , Chicago 60612 , IL , USA
e-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
M. J. Bergman
Arthritis and Rheumatology , Taylor Hospital ,
8 Morton Avenue, Suite 204 , Ridley Park 19078 , PA , USA
e-mail: [email protected]
Y. Yazici
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine , NYU Hospital for Joint
Diseases , 10016 New York , NY , USA
e-mail: [email protected]
K. A. Gibson
Department of Rheumatology , Liverpool Hospital ,
Elizabeth St and Goulburn Street , Liverpool 2170 , NSW , Australia
e-mail: [email protected]