Psychological screening in rheumatoid arthritis

Our objective was to examine the utility of the Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) as a psychological screening instrument for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Subjects were 81 male and 3 female patients with classic or definite RA who were categorized into 3 anatomic stage groups based on ro...

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Published in:	Journal of rheumatology Vol. 17; no. 8; p. 1016
Main Authors:	Parker, J C, Buckelew, S P, Smarr, K L, Buescher, K L, Beck, N C, Frank, R G, Anderson, S K, Walker, S E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Canada 01-08-1990
Subjects:	Aged Analysis of Variance Arthritis, Rheumatoid - physiopathology Arthritis, Rheumatoid - psychology Depression - psychology Educational Status Female Hostility Humans Male Middle Aged Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Socioeconomic Factors
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Summary:	Our objective was to examine the utility of the Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) as a psychological screening instrument for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Subjects were 81 male and 3 female patients with classic or definite RA who were categorized into 3 anatomic stage groups based on roentgenograms. Erythrocyte sedimentation rates, joint counts, and the SCL-90-R were obtained on all subjects. In addition, rheumatologists were surveyed, and items were analyzed to identify potential disease related items on the SCL-90-R. Both the survey and the item analyses supported the utility of the SCL-90-R as a psychological screening instrument in a population with RA.
ISSN:	0315-162X