Journal article
The mediating effect of changes in hand impairments on hand function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: exploring the mechanisms of an effective exercise programme
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Objective: To determine whether the effect of the ‘Strengthening And stretching for Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Hand’ (SARAH) exercise programme on hand function was mediated by changes in the proposed active ingredients: strength, dexterity, and/or range of motion.
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Methods: The SARAH intervention included exercises hypothesized to improve potential mediators of grip strength, pinch strength, wrist flexion, wrist extension, finger flexion, finger extension, thumb opposition, and dexteri...
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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National Institute for Health Research
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Wiley Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Arthritis Care and Research Journal website
- Volume:
- 69
- Issue:
- 7
- Pages:
- 982–988
- Publication date:
- 2016-10-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-09-02
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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2151-4658
- ISSN:
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2151-464X
- Source identifiers:
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641540
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pubs:641540
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uuid:0941fed9-bbbd-42b0-90b4-a65321fb7156
- Local pid:
- pubs:641540
- Deposit date:
- 2016-09-05
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- Copyright holder:
- American College of Rheumatology
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- © 2016, American College of Rheumatology. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Wiley at: [10.1002/acr.23093]
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