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Variables from a study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis were
linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
(ICF) Core Set for rheumatoid arthritis. The purpose of this analysis was to
evaluate the ICF Core Sets for rheumatoid arthritis for assessing the functional
outcomes of the rheumatoid hand. DESIGN: Prospective cohort. SUBJECTS: A total of
142 subjects with rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS: Patients who elected to have or
not have arthroplasty were linked with the ICF Core Sets.
Study variables were
assigned into one of the Core Set blocks that compose the ICF model. The blocks
were then entered into multiple regression models to determine the contribution
of each block in explaining the variation in hand outcome at enrollment, as well
as the change in hand outcome after one year. RESULTS: Seventy percent of the
reported hand outcome at enrollment was explained by the ICF Core Set blocks. For
change in hand outcome at one year, the ICF Core Set blocks measured at
enrollment explained 18% of the variance. CONCLUSION:
The components of the ICF
Core Set for rheumatoid arthritis explained much of the variation in hand
functioning for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, but were not predictive of
the change in hand functioning after one year.

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