The Impact of Disability and Disease Duration on Social Support of Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 251-268

  Fyrand, Live ^a,b   Moum, Torbjørn ^a   Finset, Arnstein ^a,c   Glennås, Anne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Department of Research   (Norway)

^c DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Disability; Disease duration; Rheumatoid arthritis; Social network; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036617723     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015380711375     Document Type: Article

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