Patient-self assessment of flare in rheumatoid arthritis: Translation and reliability of the flare instrument

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1053-1058

  Maribo, Thomas ^a,b   de Thurah, Annette ^c   Stengaard Pedersen, Kristian ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b CFK   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Flare; Flare instrument; Patient reported outcome measure; Questionnaire translation; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; FLARE INSTRUMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF EVALUATION; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSLATIONS;

EID: 84973286078     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: 14349949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-014-2848-z     Document Type: Article

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