| Name of the Instrument/Tool | FLARE-OA |
| First Description |
Traore Y, Epstein J, Spitz E, March L, Maillefert JF, Rutherford C, Ricatte C, Alleyrat C, Cross M, King LK, Callahan LF, Fautrel B, Buttel T, Hawker G, Hunter DJ, Guillemin F. Development and validation of the Flare-OA questionnaire for measuring flare in knee and hip osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2022 May;30(5):689-696. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2021.12.011. Epub 2022 Jan 20. PMID: 35066175. |
| Year | 2022 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Severity of flare |
| Population/Disease | Disease specific |
| Originally developed for | Osteoarthritis (OA) |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
--- |
| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
No |
| Language: Originally published in | English-French |
| Available in Language | --- |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Traore Y, Epstein J, Spitz E, March L, Maillefert JF, Rutherford C, Ricatte C, Alleyrat C, Cross M, King LK, Callahan LF, Fautrel B, Buttel T, Hawker G, Hunter DJ, Guillemin F. |
| Title | Development and validation of the Flare-OA questionnaire for measuring flare in knee and hip osteoarthritis. |
| Journal | Osteoarthritis Cartilage. |
| Year | 2022 |
| Vol | 30 |
| Num | 5 |
| Pages | 689-696. |
| Country | France |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27636400/ |
| Brief Description |
Validation of FLARE-RA, a Self-Administered Tool to Detect Recent or Current Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare. |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| No other References. | |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | Francis Guillemin |
| francis.guillemin@univ-lorraine.fr | |
| Address | Centre d'investigation clinique - Epidémiologie clinique CIC 1433 Institute national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, rue du Morvan, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, Nancy, France |
| Website | --- |
| Available | --- |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Questionnaire |
| Brief Description |
Flare-OA is a valid and reliable patient-reported instrument for assessing the occurrence and severity of flare in patients with knee and hip OA in clinical research. |
| Number of Items | 19 |
| Range | 0-100 |
| Responses options/scale |
No |
| Developed for | Clinical practice, Research |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Self-administered |
| Recommendations to score |
The total score obtained from the mean of all item scores may be transformed to a scale from 0-100. |
| Score Interpretation | 0 (no flare) to 100 (worst flare). |
| Cut-off points | --- |
| Cut-off points applied to | --- |
| Smallest detectable change if described | --- |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | --- |
| Completion time by the patient | - minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | - minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | Useful in clinical practice & research, Easy to use |
| Limitations | Ceiling effect, Floor effect |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments | --- |