Table 2

PROM-based algorithm performance

VisitsPPVNPVSensitivitySpecificityA priori chance of intensification
Total71624.689.855.669.715.1
Stratified according to DAS2812 months*
DAS28<2.628716.193.841.780.28.0
DAS28 ≤3.2 and ≥2.610533.392.062.577.515.2
DAS28 <5.1 and >3.228725.883.252.561.020.6
DAS28≥5.13528.110010011.525.7
  • *For two visits, the baseline DAS28 value was not available, neither of the visits generated an alert and medication was not intensified.

  • DAS28, Disease Activity Score 28-joint count; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value; PROM, patient-reported outcome measure.