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Official Journal of the American College of Rheumatology
SPECIAL ISSUE: ASSESSING THE QUALITY AND OUTCOMES OF CARE FOR RHEUMATIC DISEASES
Outcomes Research: An Overview
Patricia P. Katz 353
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
Outcomes Measurement in Today’s Health Care Environment
John Hayes Mason 355
Assessment of the Quality of Care
Jeffrey N. Katz and Oliver Sangha 359
Choosing Quality and Outcomes Measures for Rheumatic Diseases
Patricia P. Katz and Jonathan A. Showstack 370
TYPES OF QUALITY AND OUTCOMES MEASURES
Measures of Activity and Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Depiction of Changes and Prediction of Mortality Over Five Years
Leigh F. Callahan, Theodore Pincus, Joseph W. Huston, III, Raye H. Brooks, E. Paul Nance, Jr., and Jeremy J. Kaye 381
Measuring Physical Functioning and Disability in Arthritis Patients
Anita L. Stewart and Patricia L. Painter 395
Assessment of Psychological Outcomes and Quality of Life in the Rheumatic Diseases
Jerry C. Parker and Gail E. Wright 406
Assessing Cost-Effectiveness Analyses in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis
Hirsch S. Ruchlin, Elena B. Elkin, and Stephen A. Paget 413
Rating Satisfaction Research: Is it Poor, Fair, Good, Very Good, or Excellent?
Michele T. Di Palo 422
METHODOLOGIC ISSUES
Statistical and Study Design Issues in Assessing the Quality and Outcomes of Care in Rheumatic Diseases
Michael LaValley and Jennifer J. Anderson 431
Common Problems in Using, Modifying, and Reporting on Classic Measurement Instruments
Lawren H. Daltroy 441
Cultural Diversity Issues in the Development of Valid and Reliable Measures of Health Status
Judith Gonzalez-Calvo, Virginia M. Gonzalez, and Kate Lorig 448
SUPPLEMENT S1
Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals 1997 National Scientific Meeting Abstracts S7
Author Index: ARHP National Meeting Abstracts S29
