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Evaluation of the Satisfaction with Appearance Scale and Its Short Form in Systemic Sclerosis: Analysis from the UCLA Scleroderma Quality of Life Study
Sarah D. Mills, Rina S. Fox, Erin L. Merz, Philip J. Clements, Suzanne Kafaja, Vanessa L. Malcarne, Daniel E. Furst and Dinesh Khanna
The Journal of Rheumatology June 2015, jrheum.141482; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.141482
Sarah D. Mills
From the San Diego State University (SDSU)/University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, and Department of Psychology, SDSU, San Diego; Department of Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson; Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Supported by the grant Evaluation of Health-related Quality of Life in Systemic Sclerosis from the Scleroderma Foundation Inc. Dr. Khanna has been funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases K24 AR063120 and K23 AR053858. Ms. Mills was supported by the UC San Diego Cota-Robles Fellowship. Dr. Furst has served as a consultant or on speaker bureaus for the NIH. S.D. Mills, MS, MPH, Doctoral Student; R.S. Fox, MS, MPH, Doctoral Student, SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology; E.L. Merz, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills; P.J. Clements, MD, MPH, Professor Emeritus; S. Kafaja, MD, Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; V.L. Malcarne, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology, SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, and Department of Psychology, SDSU; D.E. Furst, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; D. Khanna, MD, MSc, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan. Address correspondence to Dr. V.L. Malcarne, Doctoral Training Facility, 6363 Alvarado Court, Suite 103, San Diego, California 92120-4913, USA. E-mail: vmalcarne@mail.sdsu.edu. Accepted for publication April 21, 2015.
Rina S. Fox
From the San Diego State University (SDSU)/University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, and Department of Psychology, SDSU, San Diego; Department of Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson; Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Supported by the grant Evaluation of Health-related Quality of Life in Systemic Sclerosis from the Scleroderma Foundation Inc. Dr. Khanna has been funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases K24 AR063120 and K23 AR053858. Ms. Mills was supported by the UC San Diego Cota-Robles Fellowship. Dr. Furst has served as a consultant or on speaker bureaus for the NIH. S.D. Mills, MS, MPH, Doctoral Student; R.S. Fox, MS, MPH, Doctoral Student, SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology; E.L. Merz, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills; P.J. Clements, MD, MPH, Professor Emeritus; S. Kafaja, MD, Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; V.L. Malcarne, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology, SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, and Department of Psychology, SDSU; D.E. Furst, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; D. Khanna, MD, MSc, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan. Address correspondence to Dr. V.L. Malcarne, Doctoral Training Facility, 6363 Alvarado Court, Suite 103, San Diego, California 92120-4913, USA. E-mail: vmalcarne@mail.sdsu.edu. Accepted for publication April 21, 2015.
Erin L. Merz
From the San Diego State University (SDSU)/University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, and Department of Psychology, SDSU, San Diego; Department of Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson; Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Supported by the grant Evaluation of Health-related Quality of Life in Systemic Sclerosis from the Scleroderma Foundation Inc. Dr. Khanna has been funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases K24 AR063120 and K23 AR053858. Ms. Mills was supported by the UC San Diego Cota-Robles Fellowship. Dr. Furst has served as a consultant or on speaker bureaus for the NIH. S.D. Mills, MS, MPH, Doctoral Student; R.S. Fox, MS, MPH, Doctoral Student, SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology; E.L. Merz, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills; P.J. Clements, MD, MPH, Professor Emeritus; S. Kafaja, MD, Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; V.L. Malcarne, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology, SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, and Department of Psychology, SDSU; D.E. Furst, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; D. Khanna, MD, MSc, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan. Address correspondence to Dr. V.L. Malcarne, Doctoral Training Facility, 6363 Alvarado Court, Suite 103, San Diego, California 92120-4913, USA. E-mail: vmalcarne@mail.sdsu.edu. Accepted for publication April 21, 2015.
Philip J. Clements
From the San Diego State University (SDSU)/University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, and Department of Psychology, SDSU, San Diego; Department of Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson; Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Supported by the grant Evaluation of Health-related Quality of Life in Systemic Sclerosis from the Scleroderma Foundation Inc. Dr. Khanna has been funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases K24 AR063120 and K23 AR053858. Ms. Mills was supported by the UC San Diego Cota-Robles Fellowship. Dr. Furst has served as a consultant or on speaker bureaus for the NIH. S.D. Mills, MS, MPH, Doctoral Student; R.S. Fox, MS, MPH, Doctoral Student, SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology; E.L. Merz, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills; P.J. Clements, MD, MPH, Professor Emeritus; S. Kafaja, MD, Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; V.L. Malcarne, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology, SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, and Department of Psychology, SDSU; D.E. Furst, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; D. Khanna, MD, MSc, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan. Address correspondence to Dr. V.L. Malcarne, Doctoral Training Facility, 6363 Alvarado Court, Suite 103, San Diego, California 92120-4913, USA. E-mail: vmalcarne@mail.sdsu.edu. Accepted for publication April 21, 2015.
Suzanne Kafaja
From the San Diego State University (SDSU)/University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, and Department of Psychology, SDSU, San Diego; Department of Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson; Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Supported by the grant Evaluation of Health-related Quality of Life in Systemic Sclerosis from the Scleroderma Foundation Inc. Dr. Khanna has been funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases K24 AR063120 and K23 AR053858. Ms. Mills was supported by the UC San Diego Cota-Robles Fellowship. Dr. Furst has served as a consultant or on speaker bureaus for the NIH. S.D. Mills, MS, MPH, Doctoral Student; R.S. Fox, MS, MPH, Doctoral Student, SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology; E.L. Merz, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills; P.J. Clements, MD, MPH, Professor Emeritus; S. Kafaja, MD, Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; V.L. Malcarne, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology, SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, and Department of Psychology, SDSU; D.E. Furst, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; D. Khanna, MD, MSc, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan. Address correspondence to Dr. V.L. Malcarne, Doctoral Training Facility, 6363 Alvarado Court, Suite 103, San Diego, California 92120-4913, USA. E-mail: vmalcarne@mail.sdsu.edu. Accepted for publication April 21, 2015.
Vanessa L. Malcarne
From the San Diego State University (SDSU)/University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, and Department of Psychology, SDSU, San Diego; Department of Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson; Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Supported by the grant Evaluation of Health-related Quality of Life in Systemic Sclerosis from the Scleroderma Foundation Inc. Dr. Khanna has been funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases K24 AR063120 and K23 AR053858. Ms. Mills was supported by the UC San Diego Cota-Robles Fellowship. Dr. Furst has served as a consultant or on speaker bureaus for the NIH. S.D. Mills, MS, MPH, Doctoral Student; R.S. Fox, MS, MPH, Doctoral Student, SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology; E.L. Merz, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills; P.J. Clements, MD, MPH, Professor Emeritus; S. Kafaja, MD, Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; V.L. Malcarne, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology, SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, and Department of Psychology, SDSU; D.E. Furst, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; D. Khanna, MD, MSc, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan. Address correspondence to Dr. V.L. Malcarne, Doctoral Training Facility, 6363 Alvarado Court, Suite 103, San Diego, California 92120-4913, USA. E-mail: vmalcarne@mail.sdsu.edu. Accepted for publication April 21, 2015.
Daniel E. Furst
From the San Diego State University (SDSU)/University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, and Department of Psychology, SDSU, San Diego; Department of Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson; Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Supported by the grant Evaluation of Health-related Quality of Life in Systemic Sclerosis from the Scleroderma Foundation Inc. Dr. Khanna has been funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases K24 AR063120 and K23 AR053858. Ms. Mills was supported by the UC San Diego Cota-Robles Fellowship. Dr. Furst has served as a consultant or on speaker bureaus for the NIH. S.D. Mills, MS, MPH, Doctoral Student; R.S. Fox, MS, MPH, Doctoral Student, SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology; E.L. Merz, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills; P.J. Clements, MD, MPH, Professor Emeritus; S. Kafaja, MD, Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; V.L. Malcarne, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology, SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, and Department of Psychology, SDSU; D.E. Furst, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; D. Khanna, MD, MSc, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan. Address correspondence to Dr. V.L. Malcarne, Doctoral Training Facility, 6363 Alvarado Court, Suite 103, San Diego, California 92120-4913, USA. E-mail: vmalcarne@mail.sdsu.edu. Accepted for publication April 21, 2015.
Dinesh Khanna
From the San Diego State University (SDSU)/University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, and Department of Psychology, SDSU, San Diego; Department of Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson; Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Supported by the grant Evaluation of Health-related Quality of Life in Systemic Sclerosis from the Scleroderma Foundation Inc. Dr. Khanna has been funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases K24 AR063120 and K23 AR053858. Ms. Mills was supported by the UC San Diego Cota-Robles Fellowship. Dr. Furst has served as a consultant or on speaker bureaus for the NIH. S.D. Mills, MS, MPH, Doctoral Student; R.S. Fox, MS, MPH, Doctoral Student, SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology; E.L. Merz, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills; P.J. Clements, MD, MPH, Professor Emeritus; S. Kafaja, MD, Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; V.L. Malcarne, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology, SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, and Department of Psychology, SDSU; D.E. Furst, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; D. Khanna, MD, MSc, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan. Address correspondence to Dr. V.L. Malcarne, Doctoral Training Facility, 6363 Alvarado Court, Suite 103, San Diego, California 92120-4913, USA. E-mail: vmalcarne@mail.sdsu.edu. Accepted for publication April 21, 2015.
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Evaluation of the Satisfaction with Appearance Scale and Its Short Form in Systemic Sclerosis: Analysis from the UCLA Scleroderma Quality of Life Study
Sarah D. Mills, Rina S. Fox, Erin L. Merz, Philip J. Clements, Suzanne Kafaja, Vanessa L. Malcarne, Daniel E. Furst, Dinesh Khanna
The Journal of Rheumatology Jun 2015, jrheum.141482; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.141482
Evaluation of the Satisfaction with Appearance Scale and Its Short Form in Systemic Sclerosis: Analysis from the UCLA Scleroderma Quality of Life Study
Sarah D. Mills, Rina S. Fox, Erin L. Merz, Philip J. Clements, Suzanne Kafaja, Vanessa L. Malcarne, Daniel E. Furst, Dinesh Khanna
The Journal of Rheumatology Jun 2015, jrheum.141482; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.141482