Access and Utilization of Healthcare for Rheumatoid Arthritis in Aboriginal People in Alberta
Jun 04, 2014This study looked at patterns of healthcare utilization for arthritis care among Aboriginal people. It reveals reasons for low specialist care-utilization by Aboriginal patients, driven by prior experiences in the healthcare settings.
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Animated, Self-serve, Web-based Research tool (ANSWER): A decision aid for people with early rheumatoid arthritis.
Nov 10, 2010The tool, ANSWER, helps people who are recently diagnosed with RA make informed, timely decisions about using Methotrexate, a disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug used to treat RA.
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Arthritis and Employment: Making it Work (Phase I)
Oct 22, 2019People with inflammatory arthritis commonly have to stop working because of the limitations imposed by their disease. This has a tremendous impact on their quality of life, and financially for themselves, their families and society. This study addresses the development and pilot testing of a self-management program to help people with rheumatoid arthritis stay employed.
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Arthritis and Employment: Making it Work (Phase II)
Oct 22, 2019In response to participant feedback, Phase II sees the creation of a web-based, eLearning version of the Making it Work project. Work loss is a common and early outcome of inflammatory arthritis. This can have a major impact on people’s quality of life, and has a high cost to those affected, their families and society. This novel program is aimed…
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Need help making a decision about rheumatoid arthritis treatment? Introducing ANSWER-2!
Nov 11, 2013In this project, we will develop ANSWER-2, a decision aid for people who are considering biologics. Once the tool is developed, we will test whether ANSWER-2 is able to improve people’s experiences of making this treatment decision.
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One-on-one Education for Family Doctors Improves Care for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sep 13, 2012This study was designed to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention targeted to family physicians to inform them of the recent changes in the way RA is treated and provide them with tools to help them implement current treatment guidelines.
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