The Patient-Reported Outcomes Thermometer–5-Item Scale (5T-PROs): Validation of a New Tool for the Quick Assessment of Overall Health Status in Painful Rheumatic Diseases

Table 4

Summary statistics table of the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) subscales, of the utility questionnaires, of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Thermometer–5-item scale (5T-PROs) subscales, and of the disease activity indices.

	RA (n = 572)		PsA (n = 150)		AxialSpA (n = 251)		FM (n = 226)
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
SF-36 subscales
BP	28.63	16.33	38.19	19.04	44.29	17.47	35.56	9.69
RP	29.19	14.86	32.58	23.26	38.42	28.17	38.81	17.24
GH	43.60	19.46	45.69	18.18	47.31	20.96	34.41	11.09
PF	39.14	19.83	46.69	21.31	52.13	20.24	49.96	17.35
MH	49.05	22.79	49.46	20.36	53.55	20.95	36.91	13.32
RE	36.25	40.83	33.30	36.02	43.09	30.54	36.86	23.99
SF	46.16	20.81	48.80	22.21	52.02	19.49	39.64	13.82
VT	43.63	17.30	47.86	17.29	48.10	17.68	38.51	11.81
SF-36 MCS	44.74	12.23	41.23	11.33	40.75	10.18	32.12	7.50
SF-36 PCS	30.64	6.20	34.18	6.71	36.88	8.12	38.85	4.78
Utility questionnaires
SF-6D	0.56	0.07	0.60	0.07	0.62	0.07	0.56	0.05
EQ-5D	0.43	0.14	0.51	0.14	0.54	0.13	0.45	0.11
5T-PROs
5T-PROs pain	5.03	1.57	5.17	1.46	5.09	1.58	5.34	1.448
5T-PROs fatigue	4.77	1.60	4.78	1.72	4.82	1.77	5.37	1.06
5T-PROs physical function	5.57	1.62	4.87	1.56	5.23	1.56	4.70	1.55
5T-PROs depression	5.18	1.17	6.12	1.09	5.76	1.07	6.87	0.77
5T-PROs general health status	5.65	1.39	5.13	1.29	4.65	1.26	6.00	0.92
5T-PROs total score	26.23	3.51	26.08	3.24	25.57	3.08	28.31	3.16
Disease activity indices
CDAI	23.81	7.84
DAPSA			28.04	10.36
ASDAS-CRP					2.50	1.13
FIQ-R							50.01	16.0

Abbreviations: RA = rheumatoid arthritis; PsA = psoriatic arthritis; AxialSpA = axial spondyloarthritis; FM = fibromyalgia; SF-36 = 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey; BP = bodily pain; RP = role limitations due to physical function; GH = general health; PF = physical functioning; MH = mental health; RE = role limitations due to emotional health; SF = social functioning; VT = vitality; MCS = mental component summary score; PCS = physical component summary score; SF-6D = Short-Form 6-dimensions; EQ-5D = EuroQoL-5 dimensions; CDAI = Clinical Disease Activity Index; DAPSA = Disease Activity index for PSoriatic Arthritis; ASDAS-CRP = Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score C-reactive protein; FIQ-R = Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire Revised Version.