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Rheumatology 2002; 41: 945-946
© 2002 British Society for Rheumatology

Letters to the Editor

Validity of the Disease Repercussion Profile

L. Sharpe and T. Sensky1

University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia and
1 Imperial College London, London, UK

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SIR, We read with interest the recent article by Taylor et al. [1] questioning the validity of the Disease Repercussion Profile (DRP). Research that aims to establish the construct validity of new instruments is clearly important. However, accurate identification of the constructs against which the new measure is to be compared is essential.

The DRP was developed to address a gap in the literature pertaining to the patient's perception of handicap. The World Health Organization distinguishes between the concepts of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

W. J. Taylor and K. McPherson1

Rehabilitation Teaching and Research Unit, Wellington School of Medicine, Otago, PO Box 7343, Wellington, New Zealand and
1 University of Southampton, Southampton, UK


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