'I'm hurting, I want to kill myself': Rheumatoid arthritis flare is more than a high joint count-an international patient perspective on flare where medical help is sought

Rheumatology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-76

  Hewlett, Sarah ^a   Sanderson, Tessa ^a   May, James ^b   Alten, Rieke ^c   Bingham, Clifton O ^d   Cross, Marita ^e   March, Lyn ^e   Pohl, Christof ^c   Woodworth, Thasia ^f   Bartlett, Susan J ^g  

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

^b Patient Research Partner   (United States)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f ROCHE PRODUCTS LTD   (United Kingdom)

^g MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flare; Patient perspective; Qualitative; Rheumatoid arthritis; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CRYOTHERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; REST; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF CARE; UNCERTAINTY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUICIDE;

EID: 84855183072     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keq455     Document Type: Article

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