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What are we measuring? An examination of self-reported functional status measures

dc.contributor.authorSpiegel, Jane Sinden
dc.contributor.authorLeake, Barbara
dc.contributor.authorSpiegel, Timothy M.
dc.contributor.authorPaulus, Harold E.
dc.contributor.authorKane, Robert L.
dc.contributor.authorWard, Nancy B.
dc.contributor.authorWare, John E. Jr.
dc.date2022-08-11T08:10:40.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T17:16:10Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T17:16:10Z
dc.date.issued1988-06-01
dc.date.submitted2010-06-18
dc.identifier.citationArthritis Rheum. 1988 Jun;31(6):721-8. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/art.1780310604">Link to article on publisher's site</a>
dc.identifier.issn0004-3591 (Linking)
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/art.1780310604
dc.identifier.pmid3382447
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/47336
dc.description.abstractFunctional status questionnaires are being used in various types of studies. To determine factors related to self-reported functional ability for rheumatoid arthritis patients, we examined the relationship between a functional and mental health questionnaire and objective disease-specific measures. Using 3-5 predictor variables, we explained 43-57% of the variance in patients' self-reported functioning. Mental and physical health perceptions were significant predictors for each self-reported functional measure. The relationships among mental health and self-reported functioning should be considered when interpreting studies that use functional status questionnaires.
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=3382447&dopt=Abstract">Link to Article in PubMed</a>
dc.relation.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/art.1780310604
dc.subjectActivities of Daily Living
dc.subjectArthritis, Rheumatoid
dc.subject*Disability Evaluation
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectJoints
dc.subjectLocomotion
dc.subjectMental Health
dc.subjectMovement
dc.subjectPain
dc.subjectQuestionnaires
dc.subject*Self Concept
dc.subjectStatistics as Topic
dc.subjectTime Factors
dc.subjectBiostatistics
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectHealth Services Research
dc.titleWhat are we measuring? An examination of self-reported functional status measures
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.source.journaltitleArthritis and rheumatism
dc.source.volume31
dc.source.issue6
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/qhs_pp/476
dc.identifier.contextkey1363309
html.description.abstract<p>Functional status questionnaires are being used in various types of studies. To determine factors related to self-reported functional ability for rheumatoid arthritis patients, we examined the relationship between a functional and mental health questionnaire and objective disease-specific measures. Using 3-5 predictor variables, we explained 43-57% of the variance in patients' self-reported functioning. Mental and physical health perceptions were significant predictors for each self-reported functional measure. The relationships among mental health and self-reported functioning should be considered when interpreting studies that use functional status questionnaires.</p>
dc.identifier.submissionpathqhs_pp/476
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences
dc.source.pages721-8


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