Setting the stage: measure selection, coordination, and data collection for a national self-management initiative.

This paper describes the history and rationale behind the development of a centralized data collection system for the national rollout of the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Communities Putting Prevention to Work: CDSMP initiative. In addition to justifying the need for solutions to the burgeoning burden of chronic disease in the United States, this paper provides details about CDSMP and related self-management education programs, including their structure, facilitator training, and effectiveness. These topics set the stage for the processes and procedures to create and manage the database for use at the national, state, and local levels.

Intervention programs for arthritis and other rheumatic diseases.

Disability reduction or prevention programs for people with arthritis and other rheumatic conditions reduce long-term pain and disability but reach only a fraction of their target audience. Few public health professionals are aware of these programs or their benefits. The objective of this study is to review and describe packaged (ready-to-use) arthritis self-management education and exerciselphysical activity programs that have had at least preliminary evaluation.

Patient education in rheumatology.

Patient education programs in rheumatology are emerging as important therapeutic interventions. The current evidence for their efficacy, economic benefits, and underlying causal mechanisms is discussed. Current meta-analytic studies suggest that patient education can affect knowledge, pain, joint counts, depression, exercise, and coping behaviors.

Meeting the needs of people with arthritis: quality of life programs of the Arthritis Foundation.

The Arthritis Foundation's Quality of Life Action Plan (Brady et al., 1993) is a strategic planning document that provides direction for service and education initiatives through the year 2000. This plan is a guide for the fulfillment of the quality of life aspect of the Arthritis Foundation's Mission Statement: "To support research to find the cure for and prevention of arthritis and to improve the quality of life for those affected by arthritis.

Arthritis and women's health: prevalence, impact, and prevention.

Introduction: Our objectives were to review the prevalence and impact of arthritis in women and to present information regarding strategies for prevention of arthritis in women.

Discussion: Arthritis is one of the most prevalent chronic conditions in the United States and the most prevalent chronic condition in women. In addition, arthritis is one of the leading causes of disability and limitations in activities of daily living, and its economic, psychological, and social impact is enormous.

From research to practice: the effects of the jointly sponsored dissemination of an arthritis self-care nursing intervention.

Various educational programs have been developed and found to be effective in the self-management of arthritis. This study reexamined the effectiveness of one such program, "Bone Up On Arthritis" (BUOA), when the program was delivered by a community-based service organization to a sample of persons (N = 154) who differed widely in disease type and demographic characteristics. Arthritis Foundation staff implemented BUOA at four national sites; data were collected and analyzed by University of Michigan nurse researchers.

The Albrecht Nursing Model for Home Healthcare. Predictors of satisfaction with a self-care intervention program.

Satisfaction with a self-care intervention program was evaluated through this quantitative study of arthritis clients at home. The results indicate that the clients were highly satisfied with the intervention. In this era of consumer satisfaction with their care, nurse administrator's knowledge of which interventions are satisfying is important for staff development and case management in the community.

Factors affecting the educational diagnosis of diabetic patients.

An accurate determination of the educational needs of diabetic patients is based on a wide range of patient characteristics. In the development of an assessment instrument to determine the educational needs of patients, the relative importance of numerous patient characteristics was determined. A questionnaire was mailed to 1518 health professionals who are either members of the American Association of Diabetes Educators or community health nurses in the state of Michigan.