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Figure 2. Decreases in pain, depression, and physician visits in 401 patients after 4 months (white bars) and 4 years (shaded bars) of an arthritis self-management program. Pain was measured by using a visual analogue scale in which patients were asked to quantify their current pain. The depression score is derived from Center for Epidemiologic Studies–Depression symptoms scale. Data from reference 107.