Arthritis care & research
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Arthritis care & research · Nov 2011
ReviewMeasures of function in low back pain/disorders: Low Back Pain Rating Scale (LBPRS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Progressive Isoinertial Lifting Evaluation (PILE), Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale (QBPDS), and Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RDQ).
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Arthritis care & research · Nov 2011
ReviewMeasures of depression and depressive symptoms: Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9).
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Arthritis care & research · Jun 2011
Review Meta Analysis Comparative StudyEmotional, physical, and sexual abuse in fibromyalgia syndrome: a systematic review with meta-analysis.
To systematically assess the potential association of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) with emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. ⋯ The association of FMS with physical and sexual abuse could be confirmed, but is confounded by study quality.
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Arthritis care & research · Apr 2011
Review Meta AnalysisSystematic review and meta-analysis: anti-tumor necrosis factor α therapy and cardiovascular events in rheumatoid arthritis.
Control of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may reduce the risk of cardiovascular events. We sought to systematically assess the association between anti-tumor necrosis factor α (anti-TNFα) therapy in RA and cardiovascular event rates. ⋯ Anti-TNFα therapy is associated with a reduced risk of all cardiovascular events, MI, and CVA in observational cohorts. There was heterogeneity among cohort studies and possible publication bias. The point estimate of the effect from RCTs is underpowered with wide 95% CIs, and cardiovascular events were secondary outcomes, but RCTs also demonstrated a trend toward decreased risk.