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Predictors Of The Use Of Physical Therapy Services Among Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis, Maura D. Iversen, Ritu K. Chhabriya, Nancy Shadick

Maura Daly Iversen

Background. Although physical therapy is a proven and recommended intervention for managing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), few studies have explored correlates of physical therapy service use among people with RA. Objective. The purposes of this study were: (1) to describe physical therapy use among people with RA and (2) to identify biopsychosocial factors associated with physical therapy use. It was expected that use of physical therapy services would be lower than previously reported, considering recent medical advancements, and that including contextual factors may lead to identification of new factors associated with physical therapy use. Design. This was a cohort study. Methods. …

A Controlled Trial Of An Educational Program To Prevent Low Back Injuries, Lawren H. Daltroy, Maura D. Iversen, Martin G. Larson, Robert Lew, Elizabeth Wright, James Ryan, Craig Zwerling, Anne H. Fossel, Matthew H. Liang

Maura Daly Iversen

Background: Low back injuries are common and costly, accounting for 15 to 25 percent of injuries covered by workers’ compensation and 30 to 40 percent of the payments made under that program. The high costs of injury, the lack of effective treatment, and the evidence that there are behavioral risk factors have led to widespread use of employee education programs that teach safe lifting and handling. The effectiveness of those programs, however, has received little rigorous evaluation. Methods: We evaluated an educational program designed to prevent low back injury in a randomized, controlled trial involving about 4000 postal workers. The …

Care V Series: Integrating Patient Viewpoints Into Health Care Practice And Research, Maura D. Iversen

Maura Daly Iversen

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Predictors Of Exercise Behavior In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis 6 Months Following A Visit With Their Rheumatologist, Maura D. Iversen, Anne H. Fossel, Kelly Ayers, Allison Palmsten, Hai Wei Wang, Lawren H. Daltroy

Maura Daly Iversen

Background and Purpose. When factors that influence exercise behavior are known, health care professionals can more likely design and modify patient education materials targeted to promote exercise behavior. This study aimed to identify predictors of exercise behavior in patients with rheumatoid arthritis 6 months after a visit with their rheumatologist.

Subjects and Methods. Twenty-five rheumatologists and 132 patients with rheumatoid arthritis participated. One hundred thirteen patients (85.6%) completed the 6-month follow-up. Rheumatologists and patients completed baseline questionnaires and were audiotaped during a subsequent visit. Physical function and exercise behavior were ascertained via questionnaire 6 months following the visit. Multivariate logistic …

Examination Findings And Self-Reported Walking Capacity In Patients With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, Maura D. Iversen, Jeffrey Neil Katz

Maura Daly Iversen

Background and Purpose. Spinal stenosis is a common, often disabling, condition resulting from compression of the cauda equina and nerve roots. This study was designed to: (1) characterize the impairments of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) and (2) to identifY predictors of self-reported walking capacity. Subjects. Forty-three patients with symptomatic LSS, from 3 specialty clinics, were evaluated. Twenty-eight subjects (65%) were female. The subjects' median age was 73.6 years (X̄=72.4, SD=10.3, range=45.7-90.7) , and the median duration of low back pain was 24 months (X̄=36.6, SD=41.6, range=0-216). Methods. Demographic data, medical history, and information about low back pain and …