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Comparisons of the Outcomes of the Arthritis Self Help Course (ASHC) and the Chronic Disease Self Management Program (CDSMP) Among People with ArthritisFunding NumberS2233-22\23 (UNC) Project DescriptionThe arthritis-specific Arthritis Self Help Course (ASHC) and the more generic Chronic Disease Self Management Program (CDSMP) teach generalizable skills for managing arthritis and other chronic diseases. In some locations it may be more feasible to combine efforts and offer the generic course rather than the arthritis-specific program. However anecdotal evidence has questioned whether people with arthritis obtain as much benefit from the more generic course as they do the arthritis-specific course. The primary purpose of this research study was to examine the effectiveness and acceptability of the ASHC and the CDSMP among people with arthritis. The North Carolina project focused primarily on African Americans from 12 eastern North Carolina counties; rural African Americans had not been included in previous studies of these two interventions. The results of this research project will be used to guide arthritis program recommendations on the use of ASHC and CDSMP to improve the quality of life for people with arthritis. Key FindingsEffectiveness
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Abstracts, Publications, PresentationsGoeppinger, J., Barnwell, S., and Ensley, D. (2005, November). Effectiveness of disease self-management education for African Americans with arthritis. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American College of Rheumatology and Arthritis and Rheumatology Health Professionals. San Diego, CA. Fisher, S. (2005, October). Implementing culturally acceptable disease self-management education with African American communities. Paper presented at the workshop, Conducting Culturally Competent Research, sponsored by Center for Innovation in Health Disparities Research. Chapel Hill, NC. Goeppinger, J. (2004, November). Arthritis self-management: Partnering with rural African-American communities. Paper presented at The Science of Self Management in Chronic Disease Work Group Meeting, The National Institute of Nursing Research, The National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. Goeppinger, J. (2004, October). Arthritis self-management education: From effectiveness to acceptability (via partnering). Paper presented at the American College of Rheumatology Pre-Conference (Economic, Social and Psychological Impact of Arthritis). San Antonio, TX. Papers in Process (Tentative authors and titles)Goeppinger, J., Ensley, Schwartz, T., Armstrong, B., D., Zaenger, D., Fisher, S., Barnwell, S., Garner, J., Haddock, R., and Moore, A. Effectiveness of chronic disease self-management education for African Americans with arthritis Goeppinger, J., Fisher, S., Harris, D., Ensley, D., Barnwell, S., Garner, J., and Haddock, R. Recruitment of African Americans into community-based research: A case study [Accelerating the reduction of health disparities through culturally sensitive adaptation of evidence-based practice interventions] Principal InvestigatorJean Goeppinger, Ph.D., R.N.
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