Table 6

FACIT-F: responsiveness and ability to detect change in SLE (within-group)

ReferenceAnchor
(clinical severity measure)
Findings
SRI responder meanSRI non-responder meanP value
Furie et al35SRI responder5.23.0<0.001
ImprovedUnchangedWorsened
Mean (SD), ES, p valueMean (SD), ES, p valueMean (SD), ES, p value
Lai et al52BILAG musculoskeletal change7.1 (10.7), 0.66,
<0.001
3.3 (11.0), 0.30,
0.004
2.5 (11.6), 0.22,
0.617
BILAG general change8.2 (11.9), 0.69,
<0.001
4.2 (10.2), 0.41,
<0.001
0.0 (9.1), 0.00,
1.00
Patient global assessment of change10.5 (12.9), 0.82,
<0.001
3.1 (7.8), 0.40,
<0.001
−3.6 (6.7), –0.53, p<0.016
  • BILAG, British Isles Lupus Assessment Group; ES, effect size; FACIT-F, Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue Scale; SRI, SLE Responder Index.