A new instrument to measure high value, cost-conscious care attitudes among healthcare stakeholders: development of the MHAQ [PDF]
Background Residents have to learn to provide high value, cost-conscious care (HVCCC) to counter the trend of excessive healthcare costs. Their learning is impacted by individuals from different stakeholder groups within the workplace environment.
Aggie Paulus +2 more
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) causes significant physical disability. We comprehensively investigated the relationship between RA disease activity (Disease Activity Score 28-C-reactive protein [DAS28-CRP], Simplified Disease Activity Index [SDAI], and ...
Tetsuyuki Nagafusa +2 more
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Objective: To investigate the psychometric properties of the Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI) and the modified HAQ (MHAQ) in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).
Derya Gökmen +2 more
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Relation Between SF-36, mHAQ Scores and Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis [PDF]
Objective: To investigate the relationship between quality of life (QOL) and disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: 200 patients with RA were included in the study. Data were obtained by questionnaires and laboratory investigation.
Nagwa Ahmad, Nagwa Sayed Ahmad
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Choosing between the different disease activity indices used for rheumatoid arthritis RA evaluation in clinical practice and research is often difficult.
K. El-Hadidi +3 more
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The purpose of this methodological study was to to provide insight into the under-addressed issue of the longitudinal predictive ability of mapping models. Post-intervention predicted and reported utilities were compared, and the effect of disease severity on the observed differences was examined.A cohort of 120 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients (60.0%
John Yfantopoulos +2 more
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Measures of functional status and quality of life in rheumatoid arthritis: Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ), Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire (MHAQ), Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire (MDHAQ), Health Assessment Questionnaire II (HAQ‐II), Improved Health Assessment Questionnaire (Improved HAQ), and Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Life (RAQoL) [PDF]
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the few diseases where subjective patient and physician measures are the best predictors of treatment response and future health outcomes. Arguably, the most important of these is the American College of Rheumatology core measure of function.
Jaclyn Anderson, Kaleb Michaud
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Background:Vitamin D has an immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory role, and its deficiency has been linked with many autoimmune disorders, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The correlation ship between the severity of RA and serum levels of vitamin D is a subject of immense interest and therapeutic implications.Patients and Methods:A total of 100 ...
Younes Kabalan, Maysoun Kudsi
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Should the MHAQ ever be used? [PDF]
M.A Serrano +2 more
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Diagnosis delay in Egyptian rheumatoid-arthritis-patients: underlying factors and outcomes — retrospective observational study [PDF]
Background. Early initiation of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) treatment leads to better outcomes and low disease activity. In spite of these, there is a significant delay between symptom onset and the initiation of therapy. Objective.
Sarah A. Sakr +3 more
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