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Official Journal of the American College of Rheumatology
EDITORIAL
Don’t Shoot, It’s Not the Right Messenger
Paul M. Peloso 75
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Do People with Rheumatoid Arthritis Develop Illness-Related Schemas?
Robert F. DeVellis, Carol Carswell Patterson, Susan J. Blalock, Barbara R. Renner, and Brenda M. DeVellis 78
Satisfaction with Abilities and Well-Being: Development and Validation of a Questionnaire for Use Among Persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Patricia P. Katz and Wendy S. Alfieri 89
The Effects of Social Support and Education Interventions on Health Care Costs
Terry A. Cronan, Erik Groessl, and Robert M. Kaplan 99
Evaluating a Primary Prevention Program in a Multicultural Population: The Importance of Representations of Back Pain
Christine Cedraschi, Eliane Perrin, and Werner Fischer 111
Development of Skills for Coping with Arthritis: An Innovative Group Approach
Adele Kowarsky and Sherry Glazier 121
Inter-Rater Reliability for Function and Strength Measurements in the Acute Care Hospital After Elective Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
C. Kent Kwoh, Monica A. Petrick, and Michael C. Munin 128
REVIEW ARTICLE
Assessment of Disease Consequences in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Survey of Methods Classified According to the International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities, and Handicaps
Christina H. Stenstrolm and Ralph Nisell 135
METHODS ARTICLE
A Method for Documenting the Economic Efficacy of Multiple-Component Interventions Designed to Enhance Functional and Social Status
Hirsch S. Ruchlin, John P. Allegrante, Jacqueline Einstein, Jean O’Doherty, Laura Robbins, Margaret G. E. Peterson, C. Ronald MacKenzie, and Charles N. Cornell 151
