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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Adult and Community Health
Health Care and Aging Studies Branch
Arthritis Program
Mailstop K-51
4770 Buford Highway NE
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
Phone: 770.488.5464
Fax: 770.488.5964
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CDC-Funded Science
Comparisons of the Outcomes of the Arthritis Self Help Course (ASHC)
and the Chronic Disease Self Management Program (CDSMP) Among People
with Arthritis
Funding Number
MM-0512-03/03 (UIC)
Project Description
The 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 these two research
studies is to compare health outcomes among people with arthritis who
participate in either ASHC or the CDSMP. The University of Illinois
Project is emphasizing recruiting a balance of urban and rural
participants. The results of these two research projects 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 Objectives
- Compare the effectiveness of ASHC and CDSMP for people with
arthritis by examining effects on health status, self management
attitudes and behaviors, and health care utilization.
- Document the acceptability of ASHC and CDSMP within community
settings.
- Examine differences in outcomes and acceptability among rural
and urban participants and among African American and Caucasian
participants.
Abstracts, Publications, Presentations
None at this time
Principal Investigator
Mary Brown M.D., M.P.H.
University of Illinois Medical School—Rockford Campus
mbrown@uic.edu
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Page last reviewed: June 4, 2008
Page last modified: July 3, 2006
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