Arthritis Care & Research
Official Journal of the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals
Vol. 10, No. 6, December 1997
SPECIAL ISSUE: ASSESSING THE QUALITY AND OUTCOMES OF CARE
FOR RHEUMATIC DISEASES
353 Outcomes Research: An Overview
Patricia P. Katz
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
355 Outcomes Measurement in Today’s Health Care Environment
John Hayes Mason
359 Assessment of the Quality of Care
Jeffrey N. Katz and Oliver Sangha
370 Choosing Quality and Outcomes Measures for Rheumatic Diseases
Patricia P. Katz and Jonathan A. Showstack
TYPES OF QUALITY AND OUTCOMES MEASURES
381 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
395 Measuring Physical Functioning and Disability in
Arthritis Patients
Anita L. Stewart and Patricia L. Painter
406 Assessment of Psychological Outcomes and Quality of Life
in the Rheumatic Diseases
Jerry C. Parker and Gail E. Wright
413 Assessing Cost-Effectiveness Analyses in Rheumatoid
Arthritis and Osteoarthritis
Hirsch S. Ruchlin, Elena B. Elkin, and Stephen A. Paget
422 Rating Satisfaction Research: Is it Poor, Fair, Good,
Very Good, or Excellent?
Michele T. Di Palo
METHODOLOGIC ISSUES
431 Statistical and Study Design Issues in Assessing the
Quality and Outcomes of Care in Rheumatic Diseases
Michael LaValley and Jennifer J. Anderson
441 Common Problems in Using, Modifying, and Reporting on
Classic Measurement Instruments
Lawren H. Daltroy
448 Cultural Diversity Issues in the Development of
Valid and Reliable Measures of Health Status
Judith Gonzalez-Calvo, Virginia M. Gonzalez, and Kate Lorig
S1 SUPPLEMENT
S7 Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals 1997
National Scientific Meeting Abstracts
S29 Author Index: ARHP National Meeting Abstracts
457 ANNOUNCEMENTS
458 REVIEWERS 1997
459 VOLUME 10 TABLE OF CONTENTS
465 AUTHOR INDEX TO VOLUME 10 (1997)
467 SUBJECT INDEX TO VOLUME 10 (1997)
