Illness beliefs predict disability in rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 417-423

  Graves, Helen ^a   Scott, David L ^a   Lempp, Heidi ^b   Weinman, John ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Common Sense Model; Disability; Illness beliefs; Quality of life; Rheumatoid arthritis; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 67650724157     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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