Use of Disease Activity Score (DAS28) and Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 (RAPID3) for Assessment of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity, in the Indian Setting.

Introduction: Patient outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have significantly improved with the advent of disease modifying anti rheumatic drugs and the newer biological agents. Various scoring systems available for monitoring disease activity in RA have not yet been put into full use in patient management in India. We aim to study the disease activity score 28 (DAS28) and Routine assessment of patient index 3 (RAPID3), their correlation and patient outcomes in RA.