G A Hawker

..To reduce unnecessary testing, we created and evaluated a tool to guide bone density testing based on the woman's age, weight, fracture history, and menopausal status...

..Further research is needed to develop scales that adequately measure perceived barriers to osteoporosis pharmacotherapy...

..The purpose of our study was to examine patients' experiences with the decision to take OP medication after they sustained a fracture...

..The purpose of this study was to increase our understanding of the fatigue experience in community dwelling people with OA...

..The purpose of this study was to examine predictors of locating women requiring tracing using publicly available methods (primarily Internet searches), and to determine the additional benefit of vital statistics linkages...

..To evaluate subjective sleep quality and its relationship to fatigue in older adults with osteoarthritis (OA)...

..To examine prospectively the predictors of time to total joint arthroplasty (TJA)...

..Studies of total joint arthroplasty (TJA) have not evaluated the costs and outcomes in the context of expected arthritis worsening...

..To examine the pain experience of people with hip or knee osteoarthritis (OA), particularly changes over time and most distressing features...

..0 physical function (PF) subscale and the PF excluding the items in the short measures (PF-exclusions)...

..To derive a cross-culturally valid, short measure of physical function using function subscales (daily living and sports and recreation) of the Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS)...

..We estimated the potential need for arthroplasty and the willingness to undergo the procedure in both men and women and examined whether there were differences between the sexes...

..To evaluate the measurement properties of a new osteoarthritis (OA) pain measure...

..Area variation in the use of surgical interventions such as arthroplasty is viewed as concerning and inappropriate...

..The use of body weight to identify high risk women may reduce unnecessary BMD testing in this age group...

..Explanations for regional variation in the use of many medical and surgical treatments is controversial...

..Of these patients, 57% were CAM users. Predictors of CAM use included lower mental quality of life, younger age and higher education. Less than half of CAM use was disclosed to physicians, despite potential adverse interactions...

..The purpose of our study was to determine whether patients' sex affects physicians' decisions to refer a patient for, or to perform, total knee arthroplasty...

..This suggests a role for the incorporation of clinical data in bone density reporting...

..This suggests that a simple risk factor assessment can identify most young women with low peak bone mass. Early intervention in this group of women may reduce the risk for osteoporosis in later life...

..Costs increased with worsening health status and greater OA severity. After adjustment, men were less likely to incur costs, possibly due to greater social resources...

..An existing questionnaire, the painDETECT, was modified for use in knee OA and administered to measure the prevalence and correlates of NP symptoms among adults with this condition...

..To develop a short measure of physical function for knee osteoarthritis (OA) using multi-national data from individuals with varying degrees of severity of knee OA...

..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the responsiveness of the ICOAP, and different pain constructs in primary total hip (THR) and total knee (TKR) replacement...

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..The objective of this study was to evaluate confidence, attitudes and beliefs regarding calcium intake and to identify determinants of adherence to calcium recommendations among women with low bone mineral density (BMD)...

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..To compare physicians' treatment and referral decisions for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for standardized patients with matching paper patients...

..To understand patients' perspectives on 'appropriateness' for hip and knee total joint arthroplasty (TJA)...

..To highlight seminal publications in the past year on the topic of non-pharmacologic management of osteoarthritis (OA)...

..The CASR missense polymorphism, A986S, is common in the general population and is, therefore, a prime candidate as a genetic determinant of extracellular calcium concentration...

..However, significant knowledge deficits were identified regarding osteoporosis "consequences" and "prevention and treatment."..

..We asked whether women self-reporting the recommended consumption of vitamin D from milk and multivitamins would be less likely to have low wintertime 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels...

..To understand this discrepancy, we conducted qualitative research to assess the illness perceptions and preferred accommodations and coping strategies of patients with advanced osteoarthritis who had expressed a preference to avoid TJA...

..Further studies exploring the relation between lifestyle factors and BMD are warranted to search for ways to maximize attainment of peak BMD...

..To optimize osteoporosis prevention and treatment, dietitians should focus on individualized patient assessments to identify factors affecting adherence to dietary calcium recommendations...

..To determine if self-reported improvements in pain and function correlate with improvement in objective measures of disease in osteoarthritis (OA)...

..To determine factors that correlate with recommendations for nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic interventions (comprehensive therapy) in community dwelling adults...

..To examine perceptions of total joint arthroplasty (TJA) and how they relate to willingness to consider TJA...

..To estimate the prevalence of self-reported osteoporotic fractures and use of bone-sparing agents, and to examine if region of residence is associated with fracture or treatment prevalence...

..This review highlights advances in understanding of patients' perceptions of total joint replacement...

..However, they may still be at increased risk for hip fractures. Using population-based Ontario health care data, we compared the risk of hip fractures among men and women with and without diabetes...

..However, no studies have considered the expectations or needs of the patients. Our objective was to assess the effect of education and income on the potential need for, and the willingness to consider hip and knee arthroplasty...

..The purpose of this study was to determine whether prevalent self-reported back pain predicts future osteoarthritis-related pain and disability in individuals with hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA)...

..Further research is needed to examine patterns of use of PT throughout the course of the arthritis disease process and to examine barriers to PT access...

..8% to 71.2% and from 72.8% to 74.9% in the survey areas. Publicly available directories were used to successfully trace the majority of survey nonresponders, thus strengthening confidence in the survey's results...

..Given the recruitment and service provision concerns in Canada, these barriers to service need to be addressed to ensure adequate provision of care...

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..Rofecoxib was recalled in September 2004 when studies identified increased cardiovascular risk compared with placebo among patients taking rofecoxib. We examined the reactions of people with arthritis to this recall...

..The objectives of this study were to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Knee Patient-Specific Index (KPSI) and to determine the type and importance of patients' concerns before and after knee arthroplasty...

..We review belief-elicitation methods for Bayesian analysis and determine if any of them had an incremental value over the others based on its validity, reliability, and responsiveness...

..To examine the validity of both self-report of having had dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and self-reported DXA test results...

..To explore the process by which elderly persons make decisions about a surgical treatment, total joint arthroplasty (TJA)...

..Prospective studies to determine the optimal method of identifying patients with dialysis-dependent renal failure at high risk for fracture are needed...

..The focus of this review is on recent advances in our understanding of the experience of osteoarthritis pain from the patient's perspective...

..These data confirm the validity of the ORAI, the OST chart and the OST equation as screening tools for BMD testing. Further evidence is required to confirm the validity of the body weight criterion...

..The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the OHBS by telephone administration among older women...

..CDR is associated with greater physical activity, which may modify the effect of CDR and ovulatory disturbances on bone mass...

..Further investigation into the measurement properties of the HAQ DI and SHAQ visual analog scales, and their relation to the required standards of measurement is needed...

..To evaluate the measurement properties of criteria for systemic sclerosis (SSc) subsets for classification of patients in SSc trials, and to determine if any one criteria set confers measurement advantage over others...

..To examine alendronates side-effect profile and effect on bone mineral density (BMD) in deflazacort-treated boys with Duchennes muscular dystrophy (DMD) and low BMD...

..Bone loss in amenorrheic athletes has been attributed to energy deficiency-related suppression of bone formation, but not increased resorption despite hypoestrogenism...

..However, access to living donor transplantation remains variable. Our objective was to further our understanding of the factors associated with the willingness to consider living donor kidney transplant (LDKTx)...

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..After 3 months, women randomized to ISMO had a greater decrease in bone resorption and a greater increase in bone formation compared with placebo. NO donors may prevent postmenopausal bone loss...

..We evaluated the responses from focus group participants on the knee OA pain experience for pain descriptions that suggest NP...

..This process needs to be considered when developing ways to aid decision-making...