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 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.
Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia 65201.
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Parker
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Buckelew
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Smarr
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Buescher
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Beck
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Frank
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Anderson
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Walker
D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors