Arthritis Care & Research
Official Journal of the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals
Vol. 11, No. 1, February 1998
EDITORIAL
1 The North American Rheumatoid Arthritis Consortium --
Bringing Genetic Analysis to Bear on Disease Susceptibility, Severity,
and Outcome
Peter K. Gregersen
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
3 Development and Validation of an Exercise Performance Support System for
People with Lower Extremity Impairment
Marian A. Minor, John C. Reid, Joyce Z. Griffin, Cory B. Pittman,
Timothy B. Patrick, and James H. Cutts, III
9 The Stresses of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Appraisals of
Perceived Impact and Coping Efficacy
Patricia P. Katz
23 Psychosocial Contributors to Mental and Physical Health
in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Patricia L. Dobkin, Paul R. Fortin, Lawrence Joseph, John M.
Esdaile, Deborah S. Danoff, and Ann E. Clarke
32 Positive Impact of an Intervention by Arthritis
Educators on Retention of Information, Confidence, and Examination
Skills of Medical Students
Valerie Klusas Branch and Peter E. Lipsky
39 Joint Hypermobility in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Manuel Acasuso-Diaz and Eduardo Collantes-Estevez
43 A Standardized Protocol for Measurement of Range of
Movement of the Shoulder Using the Plurimeter-V Inclinometer and
Assessment of its Intrarater and Interrater Reliability
Sally Green, Rachelle Buchbinder, Andrew Forbes, and Nicholas Bellamy
CONTRIBUTION FROM THE FIELD
53 Three Opportunities to Work with the News Media
Robert A. Logan
REVIEW ARTICLE
60 The Relationship Between Psychosocial Variables and
Pain Reporting in Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Paul Creamer and Marc C. Hochberg
METHODS ARTICLE
66 Qualitative Methods in Arthritis Research: Sampling and
Data Analysis
Thomas A. Arcury and Sara A. Quandt
75 ANNOUNCEMENTS
