Journal article
Defining morning stiffness in rheumatoid arthritis.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Morning stiffness is a common and clinically important symptom in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA); however, it has not performed well as a classification criterion, perhaps due to poor definition. This qualitative study was carried out to identify the characteristics of morning stiffness through the self-reports of patients with RA in order to develop a new patient centered definition.
METHODS: Personal interviews with 24 …
Authors
Lineker S; Badley E; Charles C; Hart L; Streiner D
Journal
The Journal of Rheumatology, Vol. 26, No. 5, pp. 1052–1057
Publication Date
May 1999
ISSN
0315-162X