We’re happy to see more and more of you online all the time. If you haven’t tried completing your NDB questionnaire online yet, well, there’s no time like the present!
Getting more of you to do this online means a significant savings in printing and mailing costs. But the Internet also lets us do more with less. Please note that your email addresses and other information are always treated with the highest level of confidentiality.
Technical Support
If you are new online, you may have questions as you start working on the questionnaire or browse our website. We are here to answer your questions by email or phone, usually the same day.We want your online experience with the NDB to be free of frustration and hassle. Chances are, if you’re stuck, we’ve heard your question before. The quickest way to get moving again is to get in touch with us.
WebQuest
WebQuest is our online questionnaire. The questions are the same as what you get on the paper questionnaire, but computers make it all easier for you.WebQuest remembers who you are and doesn’t ask you to complete questions for which we already have an answer. And it saves you time by remembering your medications and skipping questions that don’t apply to you. If you are not now using it, go to “Request NDB Questionnaire on the Web” (http://www.arthritis-research. org/webquest.htm) at our home page www. arthritis-research.org/patients.htm and make the request or send us an email at webquest@arthritis-research.org.
For patients using WebQuest, email is our primary method of getting in touch with you. Even if you’re not using WebQuest, we’d like to be able to send you important information by email. It’s important that we have your current email address. To update your email address go to http://www.arthritis-research.org/UpdateEmail.htm.
Here’s a VERY IMPORTANT step you can take to make sure our email gets to you: Add us to your email address book. Our address is webquest@arthritis-research.org. This will ensure that our mail makes it through the spam blockers.
Website
The website continues to be the main Internet resource for NDB patients, researchers and physicians. Find it at www.arthritis-research.org. Please browse the site to learn what we do and how we do it. You’ll meet the people who work here and see the important research that you make possible.
Forums
The Forum is an exciting feature available for NDB participants to post comments, ask questions, or find out new information. It will be mediated by an NDB Staff member, and allows all NDB participants a place to connect with others in the research project. The three forums topics are: QUESTIONNAIRES: for questions and comments about our questionnaires. RESEARCH: This forum is a place you can ask about specific research we have done or suggest your own topics. ARTHRITIS-RHEUMATOLOGY: This forum is a great place to get information from others participating in the study. Popular questions here cover arthritis drugs and treatments. You can find the NDB Forum at the following address http://www.arthritis-research.org/bbs.htm.
Blog
The NDB Connection is our new Blog (or Web log) where we’ll let you know about important, interesting or fun news related to arthritis, research and/or the NDB.We update the blog every couple of days. It’s a great way to check in with the NDB and the world of arthritis research. It’s at ndb.blogspot.com