DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Proposed work develops content and tests the feasibility of CarePrep, a Web-based patient self-assessment instrument, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA is a common disorder that usually causes rapid loss of function, but early, aggressive treatment… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Objectives: The proposed project will refine and validate a computerized self-assessment of patient symptoms and health-related quality of life (HRQL) for common gastrointestinal (Gl) disorders. The goals are to improve patient care, to support research, and… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The pain associated with chronic pancreatitis is challenging to treat and to investigate. Chronic pancreatic pain (CPP) reflects multiple potential mechanisms: visceral factors (e.g., obstruction, inflammation), neuropathic pain due to central sensitization, and… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Socioeconomic and other factors such as race, ethnicity, income, education, and place of residence are associated with reduced access to and poorer quality healthcare. Clinicians serving disadvantaged populations are often overloaded, and have little chance to… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Alcohol misuse (AMU) inflicts high costs on individuals and society. Timely intervention can be effective in reducing the impact, but AMU is rarely identified and treated in practice. Although AMU afflicts young, healthy people, it also frequently occurs… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The use of structured questionnaires to assess symptoms, disease activity, and quality of life (QOL) and to guide treatment of dermatologic disease (DD) and rheumatologic disease (RD) improves outcomes. Further, psychosocial and behavioral issues (e.g., anxiety,… More