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Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND; Ph.D. Student, Pardee RAND Graduate School
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Journal Article
Jan 1, 2004
Case-finding method represents a promising tool for identifying RA patients, with potential application in research and quality-assurance activities.
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.
To develop a comprehensive set of explicit process measures to assess the quality of health care for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and analgesics use.
Implications for health services research and quality improvement interventions pertinent to case finding for RA through self-report data.
Jan 1, 2003
The CSHQ-RA consists of 33 items that address 5 HRQOL domains, each with high internal consistency.
Reliability of the CSHQ-RA as a measure that captures the impact of RA on patients' health-related quality of life.
Report
Jan 1, 2001
Combinatietherapie bij reumatoide artritis: Prioriteiten voor toekomstig onderzoek [Combination Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Priorities for Future Research]
Jan 1, 2000
This review is part of a study for the Dutch Health Care Insurance Council to develop a generic method for examining combinations of medications.
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are at risk for substantial morbidity because of their arthritis and premature mortality due to comorbid diseases.
