Daily health status registration (patient diary) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A comparison between personal digital assistant and paper-pencil format

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 454-460

  Heiberg, Turid ^a   Kvien, Tore K ^b   Dale, Øystein ^b   Mowinckel, Petter ^b   Aanerud, Gerd J ^c   Songe Møller, Ann B ^d   Uhlig, Till ^b   Hagen, Kåre B ^b  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Diakonhjemmet Hospital ^*  (Norway)

^d NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Electronic diary; Health status measures; Outcome; Patient perspective; Personal digital assistant; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WRITING;

EID: 34247598845     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.22613     Document Type: Article

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