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Improved responsiveness and reduced sample size requirements of PROMIS physical function scales with item response theoryJames F Fries
Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1000 Welch Road, Suite 203, Palo Alto, CA 04304, USA
Arthritis Res Ther 13:R147. 2011..We compared the ability to detect change in physical function using original (Legacy) instruments with Item-Improved and PROMIS IRT-based instruments...- Better assessment of physical function: item improvement is neglected but essentialBonnie Bruce
Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1000 Welch Road, Suite 203, Stanford, CA 94304, USA
Arthritis Res Ther 11:R191. 2009..We present the qualitative and quantitative item-evaluation process for developing the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Physical Function item bank... - Regular vigorous physical activity and disability development in healthy overweight and normal-weight seniors: a 13-year studyBonnie Bruce
Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University 1000 Welch Rd, Suite 203, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
Am J Public Health 98:1294-9. 2008..We examined the relationship of regular exercise and body weight to disability among healthy seniors... 
Health status disparities in ethnic minority patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional studyBonnie Bruce
Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA
J Rheumatol 34:1475-9. 2007..To examine disparities in disability, pain, and global health between Caucasian (n = 4294) and African American (n = 283) and Caucasian and Hispanic (n = 153) patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)...- Participation in patient self-management programsBonnie Bruce
Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA
Arthritis Rheum 57:851-4. 2007.... 
Aerobic exercise and its impact on musculoskeletal pain in older adults: a 14 year prospective, longitudinal studyBonnie Bruce
Department of Immunology Rheumatology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
Arthritis Res Ther 7:R1263-70. 2005....- The Arthritis, Rheumatism and Aging Medical Information System (ARAMIS): still young at 30 yearsB Bruce
Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, 1000 Welch Rd, Suite 203, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA
Clin Exp Rheumatol 23:S163-7. 2005.... - The Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ)B Bruce
Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, 1000 Welch Road, Suite 203, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA
Clin Exp Rheumatol 23:S14-8. 2005.... - The impact of a moderated e-mail discussion group on use of complementary and alternative therapies in subjects with recurrent back painBonnie Bruce
Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1000 Welch Road, Suite 203, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
Patient Educ Couns 58:305-11. 2005.... - Longitudinal comparison of the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) and the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC)Bonnie Bruce
Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA
Arthritis Rheum 51:730-7. 2004..To compare the measurement properties of the generic Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) and the disease-specific Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC)... - The Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire: a review of its history, issues, progress, and documentationBonnie Bruce
Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA
J Rheumatol 30:167-78. 2003.... - The Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire: dimensions and practical applicationsBonnie Bruce
School of Medicine, Division of Immunology and Rheumatology Stanford University, USA
Health Qual Life Outcomes 1:20. 2003..In this article, information regarding the HAQ's development, content, dissemination and reference sources for its uses, translations, and validations are provided... - Isoflavone supplements do not affect thyroid function in iodine-replete postmenopausal womenBonnie Bruce
Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
J Med Food 6:309-16. 2003..These results indicate that in this group of healthy iodine-replete subjects, soy isoflavones do not adversely affect thyroid function... - More relevant, precise, and efficient items for assessment of physical function and disability: moving beyond the classic instrumentsJ F Fries
Stanford University, 1000 Welch Road, Suite 203, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
Ann Rheum Dis 65:iii16-21. 2006.... - The rise and decline of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug-associated gastropathy in rheumatoid arthritisJames F Fries
Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Arthritis Rheum 50:2433-40. 2004..This study was undertaken to examine whether recent preventive approaches have been associated with a declining incidence of NSAID gastropathy, and, if so, what measures may have caused the decline... 
Progress in assessing physical function in arthritis: PROMIS short forms and computerized adaptive testingJames F Fries
Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
J Rheumatol 36:2061-6. 2009..IRT-based instruments can improve measurement precision substantially over a wider range of disease severity. These modern methods were applied and the magnitude of improvement was estimated...- Rates of serious gastrointestinal events from low dose use of acetylsalicylic acid, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen in patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritisJames F Fries
Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1000 Welch Road, Suite 203, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
J Rheumatol 30:2226-33. 2003..Given the low rates of events, at low or intermittent dosage without concurrent treatment, these 3 analgesics cannot be distinguished from each other or from background rates of serious GI toxicity... - Attrition bias in rheumatoid arthritis databanks: a case study of 6346 patients in 11 databanks and 65,649 administrations of the Health Assessment QuestionnaireEswar Krishnan
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA
J Rheumatol 31:1320-6. 2004..Patient dropout (attrition) can bias and threaten validity of databank-based studies. Although there are several databanks of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in operation, this phenomenon has not been well studied... - Antigen microarray profiling of autoantibodies in rheumatoid arthritisWolfgang Hueber
Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
Arthritis Rheum 52:2645-55. 2005.... - The promise of PROMIS: using item response theory to improve assessment of patient-reported outcomesJ F Fries
Department of Medicine, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
Clin Exp Rheumatol 23:S53-7. 2005..PROMIS tools, expected to improve precision and enable assessment at the individual patient level which should broaden the appeal of PROs, will begin to be available to the general medical community in 2008... - HLA-DRB1 genotype associations in 793 white patients from a rheumatoid arthritis inception cohort: frequency, severity, and treatment biasJames F Fries
Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA
Arthritis Rheum 46:2320-9. 2002..The present study was undertaken to study these issues in a large cohort of patients with RA... - The effects of soy-derived phytoestrogens on serum lipids and lipoproteins in moderately hypercholesterolemic postmenopausal womenAntonella Dewell
Department of Nutrition and Food Science, San Jose State University, San Jose, California 95192-0058, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 87:118-21. 2002..Our findings suggest that PE supplementation with 150 mg/d over a 6-month period does not significantly alter serum lipoproteins in postmenopausal women and, therefore, may not effectively reduce the risk of CAD in this population... - Comparison of the health assessment questionnaire disability index and the short form 36 physical functioning subscale using Rasch analysis: comment on the article by Taylor and McPhersonJames F Fries
Arthritis Rheum 59:598-9; author reply 599. 2008 - Effects of a very low-fat, vegan diet in subjects with rheumatoid arthritisJohn McDougall
St Helena Hospital, Deer Park, CA, USA
J Altern Complement Med 8:71-5. 2002..To demonstrate the effects of a very low-fat, vegan diet on patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)... - The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS): progress of an NIH Roadmap cooperative group during its first two yearsDavid Cella
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, Illinois 60201, USA
Med Care 45:S3-S11. 2007..In this article, we will summarize the organization and scientific activity of the PROMIS network during its first 2 years...