About the Equity, Diversity & Inclusivity Working Group
In the field of outcome research, instruments (tools used to measure outcomes) are a potential source of health inequity. This is because they are often developed and tested in populations who regularly take part in research i.e. predominantly white, middle class and well-educated. As a result, they may not measure the outcome as well when applied to under-represented populations.
The aim of this working group is to describe the key questions for researchers to consider to promote health equity when developing or using outcome measures in rheumatology. We will discuss the key ways that population differences can be considered when developing or selecting an instrument for a study.

Jennifer Barton
Co-Chair

Peter Brooks
Co-Chair

Francis Guillemin
Co-Chair

Lara Maxwell
Co-Chair

Peter Tugwell
Co-Chair
Equity Working Group Overview
Working Group Publications
Development of an extension of the OMERACT Summary of Measurement Properties table to capture equity considerations: SOMP-Equity
Health Equity Considerations for Developing and Reporting Patient-reported Outcomes in Clinical Trials: A Report from the OMERACT Equity Special Interest Group
Towards ensuring health equity: Readability and cultural equivalence of OMERACT patient-reported outcome measures
Including Health Equity Considerations in Development of Instruments for Rheumatology Research: An Introduction to a Novel OMERACT Paradigm
Working Group Members:
Cheryl Barnabe
Christie Bartels
Jennifer Barton
Dorcas Beaton
Annelies Boonen
Peter Brooks
Rachelle Buchbinder
Willemina Campbell
Robin Christensen
Maarten de Wit
Jonathan Epstein
Niti Goel
Allyson Jones
Charles Goldsmith
Regina Greer Smith
Glen Hazelwood
Catherine Hofstetter
Jenny Humphreys
Janet Jull
Diane Lacaille
Alex Lee
Anne Lyddiatt
Lara Maxwell
Sabrina Mai Neilsen
Adewale O Adebajo
Jennifer Petkovic
Christoph Pohl
Tamara Rader
Nancy Santesso
Bev Shea
Jasvinder Singh
Antoine Sreih
Karine Toupin-April
Peter Tugwell
Valerie Umaefulam
Aimée Wattiaux
Vivian Welch
Grayson Schultz