Objective: To explore the associations between individual subdimensions of the health
assessment questionnaire (HAQ) and clinical variables in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. …

To study the characteristics and changes in the total Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and in
its ten component items in female and male patients pre- and post-surgery for lumbar disc …

Objective: To evaluate the social functioning and health related quality of life (HRQoL) in
patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in early adulthood. Methods: The patient files of …

Objective: To examine the prevalence and characteristics of uveitis in young adults with
juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Methods: The study population consisted of 123 JIA patients …

Objective: To explore the monetary value of rheumatoid arthritis related loss of productivity
in patients with early active disease. Methods: In a prospective cohort substudy of the FIN-…

Study Design. Translation and psychometric testing. Objective. To cross-culturally adapt the
Neck Disability Index (NDI) to the Finnish language and to assess the reliability and validity …

Background To cope at their homes, community-dwelling older people surviving a hip fracture
need a sufficient amount of functional ability and mobility. There is a lack of evidence on …

OBJECTIVES: To describe the main dimensions of the cervical vertebrae and spinal canal
in two groups with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and a non-inflammatory control group. …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate functioning and preferences for health among young adult patients
with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and controls. The WHO International Classification of …

Background and purpose Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic pain syndrome, which affects up to
5% of the general population. The aetiology of FM is unclear. The lack of specific diagnostic …