Browsing Research publications by Author "Sacker, Amanda"
Now showing items 1-6 of 6
-
Distinct psychological distress trajectories in rheumatoid arthritis : Findings from an inception cohort
Norton, Sam; Sacker, Amanda; Young, Adam; Done, D.J. (2011)Objective: As with other chronic physical illness, rates of depressive disorder are high in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of the current study was to identify distinct trajectories of psychological distress over 10 ... -
Further research needed : A comment on Coyne and van Sonderen's call to abandon the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
Norton, Sam; Sacker, Amanda; Done, D.J. (2012-07) -
The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale : a meta confirmatory factor analysis
Norton, Sam; Cosco, Theodore; Doyle, Frank; Done, D.J.; Sacker, Amanda (2013-01)Objective: To systematically evaluate the latent structure of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) through reanalysis of previous studies and meta confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Method: Data from 28 samples ... -
Negative and positive illness representations of rheumatoid arthritis : a latent profile analysis
Norton, Sam; Hughes, Lyndsay D.; Chilcot, Joseph; Sacker, Amanda; van Os, Sandra; Young, Adam; Done, D.J. (2014-06)This study extends previous work to consider whether individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can be categorised into groups with similar illness representations. Data from 227 RA patients attending outpatient clinics ... -
The synchronous relationship between somatic symptoms and psychological distress in early rheumatoid arthritis : findings from a prospective observational study.
Norton, Sam; Sacker, Amanda; Done, D.J.; Young, Adam (2012-05)The longitudinal relationship between somatic symptoms and psychological distress in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is often assumed to be strong and bidirectional. However, despite previous research identifying strong ... -
Trajectories of functional limitation in early rheumatoid arthritis and their association with mortality
Norton, Sam; Sacker, Amanda; Dixey, Josh; Done, D.J.; Williams, Peter; Young, Adam; Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Study (2013-11)This study aimed to identify subgroups with distinct trajectories of functional (HAQ) progression over 10 years following diagnosis of RA and identify baseline characteristics associated with the trajectories and their ...