Comparison of knowledge and psychological well-being between patients with a short disease duration (≤1 year) and patients with more established rheumatoid arthritis (≥10 years duration)

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 195-203

  Barlow, J H ^a   Cullen, L A ^a   Rowe, I F ^b  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b WORCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Patient education; Psychological well being; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCIENCE; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032705235     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(98)00144-X     Document Type: Article

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