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Measuring Preference Weights for American College of Rheumatology Response Criteria for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
To estimate weights for health states comprising ACR response and different levels of adverse events associated with rheumatoid arthritis treatments.
Jan 1, 2005
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Meta-analysis: Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs for Older Adults
Authors assess the effectiveness and essential components of self-management programs for hypertension, osteoarthritis, and diabetes mellitus.
Jan 1, 2005
Journal Article
Treating Low Back Pain
Prediction rules have yet to be published for the interventions listed as brief pain-management programmes, but there is evidence that some tools are useful in detecting psychosocial aspects of low back pain and are predictive of poor outcomes.
Jan 1, 2005
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Efficacy of Custom Foot Orthotics in Improving Pain and Functional Status in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Randomized Trial
To compare the clinical efficacy of custom foot orthotics, prefabricated off-the-shelf shoe inserts, and supportive athletic shoes worn alone.
Jan 1, 2005
Journal Article
Using Orthotics to Improve Pain and Function Status in Children with Arthritis
This paper studied foot pain and treatment options for children with juvenile arthritis, in particular the use of custom-made orthotics.
Jan 1, 2005
Journal Article
Case Finding for Population-Based Studies of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Comparison of Patient Self-Reported ACR Criteria-Based Algorithms to Physician-Implicit Review for Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Implications for health services research and quality improvement interventions pertinent to case finding for RA through self-report data.
Jan 1, 2004
Journal Article
Development and Evaluation of a Patient Self-Report Case-Finding Method for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Case-finding method represents a promising tool for identifying RA patients, with potential application in research and quality-assurance activities.
Jan 1, 2004
Journal Article
Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Lipids and Glycemic Control in Type II Diabetes and the Metabolic Syndrome and on Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Renal Disease, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, and Osteoporosis
The evidence for effects of omega-3 fatty acids on outcomes in the conditions assessed varies greatly. Omega-3 fatty acids appear to reduce serum triglycerides among type II diabetics, but have no effect on total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol.
Jan 1, 2004
Journal Article
Measuring Quality in Arthritis Care: Methods for Developing the Arthritis Foundation's Quality Indicator Set
To develop a comprehensive set of explicit process measures to assess the quality of health care for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and analgesics use.
Jan 1, 2004
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Measuring Quality in Arthritis Care: The Arthritis Foundation's Quality Indicator Set for Osteoarthritis
Scientific evidence and expert consensus exist to support a comprehensive set of measures to assess the quality of heath care for osteoarthritis.
Jan 1, 2004
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Measuring Quality in Arthritis Care: The Arthritis Foundation's Quality Indicator Set for Analgesics
To develop systematically validated quality indicators (QIs) addressing analgesic safety.
Jan 1, 2004
Journal Article
Development and Validation of Cedars-Sinai Health-Related Quality of Life in Rheumatoid Arthritis (CSHQ-RA) Short Form Instrument
The abridged CSHQ-RA short form is a valid and reliable instrument that can be used to examine the impact of RA on patients' health-related quality of life.
Jan 1, 2004
Journal Article
Development of a New Instrument for Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Cedar-Sinai Health-Related Quality of Life Instrument CSHRQ-RA
The CSHQ-RA consists of 33 items that address 5 HRQOL domains, each with high internal consistency.
Jan 1, 2003
Journal Article
Validation of a Rheumatoid Arthritis Health-Related Quality of Life Instrument, the CSHQ-RA
Reliability of the CSHQ-RA as a measure that captures the impact of RA on patients' health-related quality of life.
Jan 1, 2003
Journal Article
Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Low Back Pain: A Meta-Analysis of Effectiveness Relative to Other Therapies
There is no evidence that spinal manipulative therapy is superior to other standard treatments for patients with acute or chronic low back pain.
Jan 1, 2003
Journal Article
A Review of the Evidence for the Effectiveness, Safety, and Cost of Acupuncture, Massage Therapy, and Spinal Manipulation for Back Pain
Few treatments for back pain are supported by strong scientific evidence.
Jan 1, 2003
Journal Article
S-adenosyl-L-methionine for Treatment of Depression, Osteoarthritis, and Liver Disease
What study reports were available on the use of SAMe for depression, ostheoarthritis, and liver disease?
Jan 1, 2002
Journal Article
Diabetes and Incidence of Functional Disability in Older Women
Relationship between diabetes and the incidence of functional disability and the predictors of functional disability among older women with diabetes.
Jan 1, 2002
Report
Combinatietherapie bij reumatoide artritis: Prioriteiten voor toekomstig onderzoek [Combination Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Priorities for Future Research]
Combinatietherapie bij reumatoide artritis: Prioriteiten voor toekomstig onderzoek [Combination Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Priorities for Future Research]
Jan 1, 2001
Report
Quality Indicators for the Management of Osteoarthritis in Vulnerable Elders
On the basis of a comprehensive literature review, a set of process indicators to assess the quality of health care for vulnerable elders with osteoarthritis was developed. This paper summarizes the methods used to develop these indicators and reviews the evidence on which they are based.
Jan 1, 2001

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