Objective. To develop and validate revised criteria for global functional status in rheumatoid
arthritis (RA(. Methods. Revised criteria were formulated and tested for criterion and …

Objective. —To quantify the trade-off between the expected increased short- and long-term
costs and the expected increase in quality-adjusted life expectancy (QALE) associated with …

Objectives. We estimated racial/ethnic differences in rates of major depression and investigated
possible mediators. Methods. Depression prevalence rates among African American, …

Objective. To test the hypotheses that 1) knee position sense declines with age; 2) patients
with osteoarthritis (OA) have worse knee position sense than elderly controls; and 3) knee …

Seventy-four patients, age 75 or older, who had undergone 98 primary total knee arthroplasties
were evaluated in a retrospective cohort study, with validated questionnaires that …

Objective. We examine the role of economic access in gender and ethnic/racial disparities in
the use of health services among older adults. Methods. Data from the 1993–1995 study on …

… Address reprint requests to Rowland W. Chang, MD, MPH, Multipurpose Arthritis Center,
Northwestern University, 303 East Chicago Avenue, #3-315, Chicago, IL 6061 1. Submitted for …

A review into the role of expectations in patient or consumer satisfaction is conducted, and
theories are identified to account for the process by which patient satisfaction is achieved. …

Objective Functional limitation is a major factor in medical costs. This study was undertaken
to evaluate the prevalence of functional limitation among adults with arthritis and the …

Dunlop DD, Manheim LM, Sohn MW, Liu X, Chang RW. Incidence of functional limitation in
older adults: the impact of gender, race, and chronic conditions. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2002…