Taking charge of systemic sclerosis: A pilot study to assess the effectiveness of an internet self-management program

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 778-782

  Poole, Janet L ^a   Mendelson, Cindy ^a   Skipper, Betty ^a   Khanna, Dinesh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CHRONIC DISEASE SELF EFFICACY SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY INDEX; DISEASE DURATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH EDUCATION IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERNET SELF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PATIENT ACTIVATION MEASURE; PILOT STUDY; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKILL; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84899057481     PISSN: 2151464X     EISSN: 21514658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.22192     Document Type: Article

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