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Arthritis Care & Research

Official Journal of the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals

Vol. 12, No. 6, December 1999


EDITORIAL

365 Goodbye...
Leigh F. Callahan

COMMENTARY

367 Arthritis - A Spiritual Journey
Peter B. B. Jones and Kieren Faull

369 A Tribute to Leigh F. Callahan, PhD: Editor, Arthritis Care and Research, 1995-1999
Geri B. Neuberger, Pamela B. Harrell, and Angela M. Wiens

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

370 Positive Impact of an Intervention by Arthritis Patient Educators on Knowledge and Satisfaction of Patients in a Rheumatology Practice
Valerie Klusas Branch, Katherine Lipsky, Theresa Nieman, and Peter E. Lipsky

376 Diagnosis of Crystal-Induced Arthritis by Synovial Fluid Examination for Crystals: Lessons from an Imperfect Test
Jodi B. Segal and Daniel Albert

381 Differences by Sex in Correlates of Work Status in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Anneclaire J. De Roos and Leigh F. Callahan

392 A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Additional Evidence for a Four-Factor Model
Soo Hyun Rhee, Gregory F. Petroski, Jerry C. Parker, Karen L. Smarr, Gail E. Wright, Karen D. Multon, Janda L. Buchholz, and Geetha R. Komatireddy

401 Quality of Life in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients During More and Less Active Disease States: Differential Contributors to Mental and Physical Health
Patricia L. Dobkin, Deborah Da Costa, Maria Dritsa, Paul R. Fortin, Jean-Luc Senécal, Jean-Richard Goulet, Denis Choquette, Eric Rich, André Beaulieu, Alfred Cividino, Steven Edworthy, Susan Barr, Stephanie Ensworth, John M. Esdaile, Dafna Gladman, Doug Smith, Michael Zummer, and Ann E. Clarke

411 Learned Illness Behavior and Adjustment to Arthritis
Erin Elfant, Eric Gall, and Lawrence C. Perlmuter

417 The Short Version of the Sequential Occupational Dexterity Assessment Based on Individual Tasks’ Sensitivity to Change
Wim G. J. M. van Lankveld, Maud J. L. Graff, and Paul J. I. van ‘t Pad Bosch

REVIEW ARTICLE

425 A Review of Economic Evaluation in Osteoporosis
A. Cranney, D. Coyle, V. Welch, K. M. Lee, and P. Tugwell

CASE REPORT

435 Late Onset Hypersensitivity to Sulfasalazine in a Patient with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Robert H. Paul, J. Scott Toder, and Ronald A. Cohen

437 ANNOUNCEMENTS

438 REVIEWERS 1999

S1 SUPPLEMENT

S7 Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals 1999 Annual Scientific Meeting Abstracts

S24 Author Index: ARHP Annual Meeting Abstracts

439 VOLUME 12 TABLE OF CONTENTS

446 AUTHOR INDEX TO VOLUME 12 (1999)

448 SUBJECT INDEX TO VOLUME 12 (1999)