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Seven of 9 patients with Felty's syndrome exhibited cryoglobulins in greater amounts than found in uncomplicated RA but similar to amounts found in RA with vasculitis. Antinuclear antibodies were found in high titer in the sera and cryoglobulins of Felty's patients; when compared to SLE patients, whose sera and cryoglobulins also contained antinuclear factors, an antinuclear antibody reacting with nuclei of polymorphonuclear granulocytes appeared to be selectively concentrated in the cryoglobulins of some Felty's patients.
PURPOSE: To evaluate how well a rapid, self-report of the costs of illness correlates with health-related quality of life. METHODS: A total of 211 patients, participating in a clinical trial of an arthritis medication, completed a Quality of Well-being scale interview and an 18-item self-assessment of healthcare utilization. Subjects completed both these instruments at each of three time points during the trial. RESULTS: Correlations between the measures and across time suggest that patient-reported costs are associated with quality of life and function. CONCLUSIONS: A self-reported cost of illness measure may provide valuable information. With the increase move to assess cost as well as health outcomes, such rapid self-report techniques may prove useful to health services researchers, healthcare system managers, and clinicians.