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. 2012 Nov 14;2012(11):CD007407. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007407.pub3

Hammond 2001.

Methods RCT; 2 arms; assessed at pre‐treatment, post‐treatment, 1 year
Participants End of treatment n = 121
Start of treatment n = 127
Sex: 97 F, 30 M
Mean age = 50.5 (SD 10.6)
Source = rheumatology clinic
Diagnosis = rheumatoid arthritis (hand)
Mean years of pain = 1.6
Interventions "Joint protection arthritis education"
"Standard arthritis education"
Outcomes Primary pain outcome: none available
Primary disability outcome: AIMS2 activities of daily living
Primary mood outcome: none available
Catastrophising outcome: RAI helplessness
Adherence to joint protection
Hand pain visual analogue scale
Overall pain visual analogue scale
Tender count (28 joints)
Swollen joint count (28 joints)
Early morning stiffness
Grip strength
Hand joint alignment
Arthritis Impact Measurement Scale (AIMS) 2: ADL
Arthritis Impact Measurement Scale (AIMS) 2: upper limb function
Arthritis Impact Measurement Scale (AIMS) 2: lower limb function
Arthritis Impact Measurement Scale (AIMS) 2: current health status
Arthritis Self Efficacy (pain)
Arthritis Self Efficacy (other)
Rheumatoid attitude index (helplessness)
Rheumatoid attitude index (internality)
Satisfaction with health
Notes CBT versus active, post‐treatment and follow‐up: analyses 1.2, 2.2
Yates quality scale: total quality = 18/35, design quality = 15/26, treatment quality = 3/9
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) High risk “allocated randomly”
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk Sealed envelopes prepared in advance
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes High risk Attrition partially reported; no test for differences
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk Fully reported
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Independent assessor