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EULAR Points to Consider (PtC) for designing, analysing and reporting of studie...
Boonen, Annelies; Putrik, Polina; Marques, Mary Lucy; Alunno, Alessia; Abasolo, Lydia; Beaton, Dorcas; Betteridge, Neil; Bjørk, Mathilda; Boers, Maarten© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.; BACKGROUND: Clinical studies with work participation (WP) as an outcome domain pose particular methodological challenges that hamper interpretation, comparison between studies and meta-analyses. OBJECTIVES: To develop Points to Consider (PtC) for design, analysis and rep...
Comparative construct validity of three presenteeism instruments in workers wit...
van der Burg, Lennart; Sepriano, Alexandre; Landewé, Robert; Geuskens, Goedele; Ottenheijm, Ramon; Dinant, Geert Jan; Boonen, AnneliesOBJECTIVES: To compare the construct validity of three presenteeism instruments, using health and economic outcomes as external references, among working persons reporting musculoskeletal complaints. METHODS: Data from the prospective Study on Transitions in Employment, Ability and Motivation were used. Presenteeism measurement comprised a global rating of work-ability, and two instruments indicating at-work pr...
A reference case for economic evaluations in osteoarthritis
Hiligsmann, Mickaël; Cooper, Cyrus; Guillemin, Francis; Hochberg, Marc C.; Tugwell, Peter; Arden, Nigel; Berenbaum, Francis; Boers, MaartenPublisher Copyright: © 2014 The Authors.; Background: General recommendations for a reference case for economic studies in rheumatic diseases were published in 2002 in an initiative to improve the comparability of cost-effectiveness studies in the field. Since then, economic evaluations in osteoarthritis (OA) continue to show considerable heterogeneity in methodological approach. Objectives: To develop a refere...