Logistic regression models for predicting physical and mental health-related quality of life in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Modern Rheumatology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 601-608

  Alishiri, Gholam Hossein ^a   Bayat, Noushin ^a   Fathi Ashtiani, Ali ^a   Tavallaii, Seyed Abbas ^a   Assari, Shervin ^a   Moharamzad, Yashar ^a  

^a BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Prediction model; Quality of life; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; REFERENCE VALUE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANXIETY; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 57649221001     PISSN: 14397595     EISSN: 14397609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10165-008-0092-6     Document Type: Article

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