A comparison of the arthritis foundation self-help program across three race/ethnicity groups

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 444-450

  Parker, Samantha J ^a   Vasquez, Romulo ^a   Chen, Emily K ^b   Henderson Jr , Charles R ^b   Pillemer, Karl ^b   Robbins, Laura ^c   Reid, M Cary ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Ethnic groups; Health promotion; Self care

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION SELF HELP PROGRAM; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE TRAINING; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; MOOD; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PAIN; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF HELP; STRETCHING EXERCISE; TELECONSULTATION; UNITED STATES; AFFECT; ANALGESIA; ARTHRITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE; LEISURE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AFFECT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NEW YORK CITY; PAIN MANAGEMENT; RELAXATION; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 84860230951     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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