Rheumatoid arthritis patients' experiences of wearing therapeutic footwear - A qualitative investigation

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Williams, Anita E ^a   Nester, Christopher J ^a   Ravey, Michael I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FOOT; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORTHOTICS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOOT JOINTS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SHOES;

EID: 38149131346     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-8-104     Document Type: Article

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