Osteoarthritis: New Insights. Part 2: Treatment Approaches

Figure 2. 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 .
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.107
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Ann Intern Med
November 7, 2000
vol. 133
no. 9
726-737