Supplementary appendix
Supplement to: Poggenborg RP, Madsen OR, Dreyer L, Bukh G, Hansen A. Patient- controlled outpatient follow-up on demand for patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a two-year randomized controlled trial.
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Page 2: Wording for Visual Analogue Scale Outcomes Page 3: Figure of main outcomes over time
Page 5: Educational material (English translation) Page 21: Educational material (Danish)
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Wording for Visual Analogue Scale Outcomes
Patients and physicians scored the following outcomes on a visual analogue scale (VAS) using a web-based electronic file system, at baseline, and after 1 and 2 years. Self-reported measures were completed electronically by the patients alone.
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VAS patient satisfaction (0-100): How satisfied are you with your treatment? 0 is not satisfied at all; 100 is maximally satisfied
VAS patient comfort (0-100): How comfortably are you with your treatment? 0 is not comfortable at all; 100 is maximally comfortable.
VAS patient inclusion (0-100): How involved have you been in decisions regarding your treatment? 0 is not involved at all; 100 is maximally involved.
Physicians:
VAS physician satisfaction (0-100): How satisfied are you with the provided treatment. 0 is not satisfied at all; 100 is maximally satisfied
VAS physician comfort (0-100): How comfortably are you with the provided treatment? 0 is not comfortable at all; 100 is maximally comfortable
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Main outcomes over time
Baseline 2.2 Year 1 Year 2
2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 3 3.1
DAS-28
OOCP TSRF
Figure 2: DAS-28 at baseline, year 1 and 2. No statistical significant differences were found between groups.
Year 1 Year 2
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
Number of visit
OOCP TSRF
Figure 3: Number of visits after 1 and 2 years. Number of visits were significantly lower in the OOCP group, than in the TSRF group (Students t test, p<0.05 at year 1; p<0.0005 at year 2).
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Year 1 Year 2 0
0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2
Number of phone calls
OOCP TSRF
Figure 4: Number of phone calls after 1 and 2 years. Number of phone calls were significantly higher in the OOCP group, than in the TSRF group (Students t test, p<0.0005 at year 1 and 2).
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Educational Material (English translation) Powerpoint slides
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