Osteoarthritis

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Research conducted by: RAND Health; RAND Europe

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

Methods to Develop Arthritis and Osteoporosis Measures: A View from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) — Dec 31, 2006

The key challenge to the feasibility of arthritis performance measures is the lack of administrative data to identify the eligible population.

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Quality Indicators for the Care of Osteoarthritis in Vulnerable Elders — Dec 31, 2006

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common chronic disease affecting older persons.

NEWS RELEASE

RAND Study Finds Arthritis Care for Older Patients Is Poor; Lack of Information on Medication Safety Is Biggest Shortfall — Apr 4, 2006

April 4, 2006 News Release: RAND Study Finds Arthritis Care for Older Patients Is Poor; Lack of Information on Medication Safety Is Biggest Shortfall.

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Quality of Osteoarthritis Care for Community-Dwelling Older Adults — Dec 31, 2005

To describe the quality of osteoarthritis care provided to community-dwelling elderly patients and to characterize arthritis-related function in these patients.

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Efficacy of Custom Foot Orthotics in Improving Pain and Functional Status in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Randomized Trial — Dec 31, 2004

To compare the clinical efficacy of custom foot orthotics, prefabricated off-the-shelf shoe inserts, and supportive athletic shoes worn alone, on reducing pain and improving function for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).

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Using Orthotics to Improve Pain and Function Status in Children with Arthritis — Dec 31, 2004

This paper studied foot pain and treatment options for children with juvenile arthritis, in particular the use of custom-made orthotics.

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Measuring Quality in Arthritis Care: The Arthritis Foundation's Quality Indicator Set for Osteoarthritis — Dec 31, 2003

Sufficient scientific evidence and expert consensus exist to support a comprehensive set of measures to assess the quality of heath care for osteoarthritis.

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Measuring Quality in Arthritis Care: The Arthritis Foundation's Quality Indicator Set for Analgesics — Dec 31, 2003

To develop systematically validated quality indicators (QIs) addressing analgesic safety.

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Measuring Quality in Arthritis Care: Methods for Developing the Arthritis Foundation's Quality Indicator Set — Dec 31, 2003

To develop a comprehensive set of explicit process measures to assess the quality of health care for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and analgesics use.

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S-adenosyl-L-methionine for Treatment of Depression, Osteoarthritis, and Liver Disease — Dec 31, 2001

What study reports were available on the use of SAMe for depression, ostheoarthritis, and liver disease?

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Diabetes and Incidence of Functional Disability in Older Women — Dec 31, 2001

To examine the relationship between diabetes and the incidence of functional disability and to determine the predictors of functional disability among older women with diabetes.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Costs Attributable to Osteoarthritis — Dec 31, 1997

The objective of this study was to estimate charges attributable to osteoarthritis (OA) in a managed care organization. This is a longitudinal study based on insurance claims incurred and filed between 1991 and 1993 in a national managed care organization. Patients with claims for OA were randomly sampled to yield 20,000 study subjects.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Affective, Substance Use, and Anxiety Disorders in Persons with Arthritis, Diabetes, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, or Chronic Lung Conditions — Dec 31, 1988

Persons with current (i.e., active) arthritis, heart disease, or high blood pressure had a significantly increased adjusted prevalence of recent (6-month) anxiety disorder.

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