'It's quite hard to grasp the enormity of it': Perceived needs of people upon diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis

Musculoskeletal Care

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 155-167

  Radford, S ^a   Carr, M ^b   Hehir, M ^c   Davis, B ^d   Robertson, L ^e   Cockshott, Z ^f   Tipler, S ^d   Hewlett, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b ST PETER S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Early; Emotional support; Needs; Qualitative research; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 57149146315     PISSN: 14782189     EISSN: 15570681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/msc.132     Document Type: Article

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