The WHO-ILAR COPCORD Bhigwan (India) model: foundation for a future COPCORD design and data repository.

Clinical Rheumatology
Arvind Chopra

Abstract

Launched by the International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) and the World Health Organization (WHO), the Community oriented program for control of rheumatic diseases (COPCORD) aims to fill the gaps in the knowledge on the global burden of rheumatic musculoskeletal disorders (RMS). During the population survey (Stage I), data on symptoms (pain and disability in focus), rather than diseases or syndromes, is collected. The survey may be followed by a planned stage to impart health education, identify risk factors, and devise preventive and control strategies. Several countries in the Asia Pacific and Pan-America have completed COPCORD survey. Africa has recently joined. Only COPCORD Bhigwan (India) has continued into the tenth year. COPCORD Bhigwan is a fast-track model that has provided significant data on rheumatic disorders. Using COPCORD Bhigwan model, the Bone and Joint Decade (BJD) India has launched several population surveys to measure the RMS burden. There is an urgent need for a COPCORD data repository. Several COPCORD have differed in their methods. Differences pertain to population sample size, techniques for data collection and recording, chronology of events and phases, and classification of symptoms...Continue Reading

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