A comparative study of outcome in myositis and other musculoskeletal disorders assessed using the Nottingham Health Profile

• Published in: Clinical and experimental rheumatology Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 447 - 450
• Main Authors: CHUNG, Y.-L, MITCHELL, H. L, HOUSSIEN, D. A, AL-MAHROUKI, H, CARR, A. J, SCOTT, D. L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pisa Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology 01.07.2001
• Subjects: Activities of Daily Living - psychology; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - physiopathology; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - psychology; Biological and medical sciences; Disability Evaluation; Female; Health Status; Humans; Medical sciences; Myositis - classification; Myositis - physiopathology; Myositis - psychology; Osteoarthritis, Knee - physiopathology; Osteoarthritis, Knee - psychology; Osteoporosis - physiopathology; Osteoporosis - psychology; Prospective Studies; Regression Analysis; Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis; Social Isolation - psychology; Spine - physiopathology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Knee; Skin disease; Prognosis; Spine; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Autoimmune disease; Bone disease; Inflammatory joint disease; Epidemiology; Disability; Osteoporosis; Systemic disease; Female; Degenerative disease; Human; Immunopathology; Connective tissue disease; Dermatomyositis; Symptomatology; Striated muscle disease; Chronic; Polymyositis; Rheumatoid arthritis; Arthropathy; Osteoarthritis; Comparative study

This study evaluated the comparative impact of myositis and other musculoskeletal disorders on general health using the Nottingham health profile (NHP) as a generic measure of health status. A prospective observational study of 113 females with myositis, 142 females with rheumatoid arthritis, 45 fem...