Validity and responsiveness of the Rehabilitation Activities Profile (RAP) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Verhoef, J., Toussaint, P., Putter, H., Zwetsloot-Schonk, J., Vliet Vlieland, T. The objective of this study was to investigate the internal consistency, validity and responsiveness of the Rehabilitation Activities Profile in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. In 85 rheumatoid arthritis patients admitted to a rheumatology clinic the RAP was applied at admission, at discharge, and six [...]
Functional thumb orthosis for type I and II boutonniere deformity on the dominant hand in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized controlled study
Silva, P. G., Lombardi, I., Breitschwerdt, C., Poli Araujo, P. M., Natour, J. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a functional thumb orthosis on the dominant hand of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and boutonniere thumb. Forty patients with rheumatoid arthritis and boutonniere deformity of the thumb were randomly distributed into [...]
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