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Validity and Reliability of Self-reported Arthritis, Georgia Senior Centers, 2000–2001Funding NumberU58/CCU 400591 Project DescriptionThe purpose of this project was to asses the validity and reliability of the BRFSS arthritis case definition in a senior center population aged >50 years. Because many persons with arthritis do not see a health care provider regularly for their symptoms, measuring the full burden of arthritis relies on self-reported data. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), an ongoing telephone survey, is being used by states and the CDC Arthritis Program to measure the burden of arthritis. For the purpose of measuring burden, a “case of arthritis” is identified by a self-report of chronic joint symptoms and/or doctor-diagnosed arthritis. Unfortunately, the accuracy of this case definition and its implications has not been determined. For example, do persons meeting the case definition have clinically verifiable arthritis? A convenience sample of attendees in a variety (by geography, socioeconomic status, and race) of 12 senior centers in Georgia was administered using the BRFSS. The data was examined by board-certified rheumatologists to determine if a person had arthritis or a related condition. Key Findings
Abstracts, Publications, Presentations
Principal InvestigatorJennifer B. Bombard, MSPH
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