The economic impact of arthritis

Evidence suggesting that health education for self‐management in patients with chronic arthritis has sustained health benefits while reducing health care costs

1993 • 879 citations

Comparison of an Antiinflammatory Dose of Ibuprofen, an Analgesic Dose of Ibuprofen, and Acetaminophen in the Treatment of Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee

1991 • 633 citations

Outcomes of self‐help education for patients with arthritis

1985 • 457 citations

Relative importance of musculoskeletal disorders as a cause of chronic health problems, disability, and health care utilization: findings from the 1990 Ontario Health Survey.

1994 • 396 citations

Work Disability in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Effects of Disease, Social, and Work Factors

1980 • 340 citations

Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms among persons with rheumatoid arthritis.

1993 • 245 citations

The work dynamics of the person with rheumatoid arthritis

1987 • 239 citations

OPCS Surveys of Disability in Great Britain, Report 1: The Prevalence of Disability Among Adults (Book).

1989 • 234 citations

Willingness to pay and accept risks to cure chronic disease.

1986 • 211 citations

The impact of chronic disease

1981 • 199 citations

Risk factors for physical disability in an aging cohort: the NHANES I Epidemiologic Followup Study.

1993 • 187 citations

Individual Correlates of Health Service Utilization and the Cost of Poor Adjustment to Chronic Illness

1990 • 179 citations

Anxiety and depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective study of 400 patients.

1988 • 177 citations

The economic impact of the rheumatic diseases in the United States.

1989 • 171 citations

The impact of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis: the activities of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis compared to controls.

1987 • 163 citations

Direct medical costs of disease and gastrointestinal side effects during treatment for arthritis

1988 • 155 citations

Identification of work disability in rheumatoid arthritis: Physical, radiographic and laboratory variables do not add explanatory power to demographic and functional variables

1992 • 153 citations

A multicenter study of annual health service utilization and costs in rheumatoid arthritis

1986 • 153 citations

The costs of rheumatoid arthritis. a patient‐oriented study of chronic disease costs

1978 • 140 citations

Social and economic impacts of four musculoskeletal conditions

1983 • 138 citations

Costs and outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis

1984 • 127 citations

Work disability among women with rheumatoid arthritis. The relative importance of disease, social, work, and family factors

1989 • 124 citations

The importance of age, education, and comorbidity in the substantial earnings losses of individuals with symmetric polyarthritis

1988 • 116 citations

Transforming growth factor β exerts opposite effects from interleukin‐1β on cultured rabbit articular chondrocytes through reduction of interleukin‐1 receptor expression

1993 • 111 citations

Cost‐effectiveness of increased telephone contact for patients with osteoarthritis: A randomized, controlled trial

1993 • 106 citations

The impact of rheumatoid arthritis on the homemaker

1987 • 102 citations

A Comparison of the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Health Maintenance Organizations and Fee-for-Service Practices

1985 • 102 citations

The cost‐effectiveness of misoprostol for nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug–associated adverse gastrointestinal events

1993 • 100 citations

A summary of the impact of musculoskeletal conditions in the united states

1990 • 94 citations

A multicenter study of hospitalization in rheumatoid arthritis. Frequency, medical‐surgical admissions, and charges

1986 • 73 citations

The lifetime economic costs of rheumatoid arthritis.

1984 • 73 citations

Cost effectiveness of group physical therapy compared to individualized therapy for ankylosing spondylitis. A randomized controlled trial.

1994 • 62 citations

Cost‐effectiveness of inpatient and intensive outpatient treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. A randomized, controlled trial

1989 • 51 citations

The total cost of care and the use of pharmaceuticals in the management of rheumatoid arthritis: The medi-cal program

1988 • 44 citations

Morbidity impact of rheumatoid arthritis on society

1985 • 44 citations

Therapeutic strategies distinguish community based primary care physicians from rheumatologists in the management of osteoarthritis.

1993 • 40 citations

A multicenter study of hospitalization in rheumatoid arthritis: effect of health care system, severity, and regional difference.

1986 • 38 citations

SHOULD NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS BE USED TO TREAT OSTEOARTHRITIS?

1993 • 38 citations

Patient outcome following inpatient vs outpatient treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

1988 • 32 citations

Effect of indapamide on an experimental model of cerebral ischemia in hypertensive rats.

1988 • 29 citations

Effects of Arthritis on Wage Earnings

1986 • 26 citations

The economic impact of treatment of severe lupus nephritis with prednisone and intravenous cyclophosphamide

1994 • 26 citations

Labor force participation among persons with musculoskeletal conditions, 1970‐1987: National estimates derived from a series of cross‐sections

1991 • 25 citations

Rheumatoid arthritis: Pathogenesis, assessment, outcome, and treatment.

1995 • 25 citations

Patient outcome following inpatient vs outpatient treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

1988 • 22 citations

Management of work disability. resources for vocational rehabilitation

1993 • 22 citations

Disease-modifying Anti-rheumatic Drug Therapy: An Expensive Therapy despite Inexpensive Drugs

1990 • 18 citations

Improving health service performance by modifying medical practices.

1988 • 4 citations

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