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Andrew S Wilson1, Paul A Bacon, Stephen P Young

  • 1School of Computing, Telecommunications and Networks, Faculty of Technology, Engineering and the Environment, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, United Kingdom. andrew.wilson@bcu.ac.uk

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology : Practical Reports on Rheumatic & Musculoskeletal Diseases
|January 7, 2010
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Summary

The Vasculitis Integrated Clinical Assessment Database (VICAD) streamlines patient assessment data management for systemic vasculitis. This open-source tool improves data completeness and supports clinical decision-making.

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Area of Science:

  • Rheumatology
  • Medical Informatics

Background:

  • Systemic vasculitides involve immune-mediated blood vessel inflammation, potentially causing organ damage.
  • Current treatments are improving, but long-term management remains challenging, necessitating ongoing research and effective assessment tools like the Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score and Vasculitis Damage Index.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address inefficiencies in managing complex assessment data for systemic vasculitides, often caused by paper-based systems.
  • To introduce the Vasculitis Integrated Clinical Assessment Database (VICAD) as a solution for improved data management.

Main Methods:

  • VICAD was developed using Microsoft Access, incorporating Visual Basic for Applications and the Data Access Objects API.
  • The system facilitates scoring, result calculation, and data storage for vasculitis assessments.

Main Results:

  • VICAD demonstrated improved patient assessment completeness from 77% (paper-based) to 98% (computer-based).
  • Clinicians rated VICAD highly for layout, visual presentation (8/10), and ease of use (8/10).

Conclusions:

  • VICAD provides an integrated, standardized system that enhances clinical decision-making and reporting timeliness for vasculitis patients.
  • As an open-source tool, VICAD is freely available and can inform the design of similar databases for complex multisystem diseases.