At OMERACT 8 in May 2006 in Malta, the International Classification of Functioning, Disability
and Health (ICF) was introduced as a universal model and a universal classification to …

Understanding chronic pain and disability requires a consideration of the lived experience
of the patient. There is limited evaluation of the content validity of patient-reported outcome …

The aim of this study was to explore the association between employment status and World
Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule, Second Edition (WHODAS 2.0) scores …

Musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremity are among the most common occupational
problems affecting nurses. The aim of this study was to analyze the prospective association …

(1) Background: Hemarthrosis is a typical clinical manifestation in patients with hemophilia.
Its recurrence causes hemophilic arthropathy, characterized by chronic joint pain. Watching …

Objective. To assess the relationship between work productivity with disease activity,
functional capacity, life quality and radiological damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). …

OMERACT (1) planned its biannual consensus conference for April 2020 in Colorado Springs
and chose a venue that would accommodate our break-out meeting style as well as using …

Purpose The International Classification of Functioning (ICF) provides a framework for
understanding and accommodating disability. This study examined predictors and outcomes of …

This article presents strategies for reframing clinical paradigms to build better therapeutic
relationships with patients and the members of their support network from the unique and …

Introduction: Falls are currently considered one of the most common and serious public
health problems (Gschwind et al 2013). Faced with this problem, it becomes necessary to …