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Jan 1, 2008

The Minimally Important Difference for the Fatigue Visual Analog Scale in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Followed in an Academic Clinical Practice

Estimates the minimally important difference for a fatigue visual analog scale (VAS) using patient-reported anchors (fatigue, pain, and overall health). This information can aid in interpreting fatigue VAS in day-to-day care in clinical practice.
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Methods to Develop Arthritis and Osteoporosis Measures: A View from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)

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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Jan 1, 2007

The Complexity of Care for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Metrics for Better Understanding Chronic Disease Care

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) provide an important opportunity for understanding care of patients with a serious chronic condition.
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Jan 1, 2007

Assessment of American College of Rheumatology Quality Criteria for Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Pre-Quality Criteria Patient Cohort

To evaluate the ACR starter set of quality measures for RA in an actual patient cohort that preceded publication of the quality measures.
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Arthritis Care for Older Patients Is Poor; Lack of Information on Medication Safety Is Biggest Shortfall

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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Jan 1, 2006

Revalidation of the Original Cedars-Sinai Health-Related Quality of Life in Rheumatoid Arthritis Questionnaire

Results support the validity and reliability of both the original CSHQ-RA and the 11-item CSHQ-RA SF when tested in representative patient population
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Jan 1, 2006

Application of Explicit Process of Care Measurement to Rheumatoid Arthritis: Moving from Evidence to Practice

The authors conducted a prospective cohort study of rates of change in disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) and/or systemic corticosteroid drug or dose for 568 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) across 6,159 clinical encounters within 12 months to examine how changes in clinical specifications change adherence.
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Jan 1, 2005

Payback Arising from Research Funding: Evaluation of the Arthritis Research Campaign

There is a wide diversity of research payback. Short focused project grants seem to provide value for money.
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Jan 1, 2005

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.
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Jan 1, 2005

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.
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Jan 1, 2004

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.
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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.

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