CDC-Funded Science

Public health programs need to be based on sound public health science. CDC conducts or supports research to strengthen the public health science base and to guide public health practice. CDC science projects better define risk factors for the development and progression of arthritis, improve surveillance methods to better define the impact of arthritis, and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to increase self management (such as participation in self-management education or physical activity programs) among person with arthritis.

Extramural Science Projects

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Current

• Algorithm to Identify Clinically Significant Arthritis with Functional Limitation
• Evaluation of Walk with Ease
• Arthritis Benefits Of A Physical Activity Program In West Virginia
• Development and Evaluation of a Mail Delivered Self-Management Education Program for People with Arthritis
• Arthritis Self-Management Education—Dose –Response
• Comparisons of the Outcomes of the Arthritis Self-Help Course (ASHC) and the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) among People with Arthritis. (University of Illinois)
• Lupus Registries
• Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project

Completed

• Evaluation of Active Living Everyday (ALED)s
• Fitness and Exercise in People with Arthritis
• Evaluation of PACE® (People with Arthritis Can Exercise)—(University of Missouri)
• Evaluation of PACE® (People with Arthritis Can Exercise)—(University of North Carolina)
• Validity and reliability of self-reported arthritis, Georgia Senior Centers, 2000-2001
• A Systems Approach to Improving Arthritis Clinical Care
• Evaluation of an Arthritis Self-Management Program: Arthritis Basics for Change (ABCs)
• Comparisons of the Outcomes of the Arthritis Self-Help Course (ASHC) and the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) among People with Arthritis. (University of North Carolina)
• Use of Complementary Therapies among Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Adults with Arthritis (University of New Mexico)
• Factors Influencing Physical Activity in People with Arthritis
• “Successful” Exercisers among People with Arthritis: Understanding Facilitators and Barriers to Physical Activity
• Complementary & Alternative Medicine Use in Arthritis (University of North Carolina)
• Arthritis Disability—Multiplicity and Accommodations
• Validation of Self-Reported Arthritis Case Definitions in a Managed Care Setting
• Strength Training for Older Adults

Page last reviewed: June 4, 2008
Page last modified: June 4, 2008
Content Source: Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

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