Toward development of a tophus impact questionnaire: A qualitative study exploring the experience of people with tophaceous gout

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 251-255

  Aati, Opetaia ^a   Taylor, William J ^b   Horne, Anne ^a   Dalbeth, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Qualitative study; Quality of life; Tophaceous gout

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GOUT; HUMAN; INFECTION; JOINT FUNCTION; LEISURE; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OPTIMISM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANGE OF MOTION; SELF ESTEEM; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TOPHACEOUS GOUT; TOPHUS IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AGE; AGED; ARTHRITIS, GOUTY; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERY ELDERLY;

ANTIGOUT AGENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, GOUTY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GOUT; GOUT SUPPRESSANTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84905079505     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: 15367355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000000127     Document Type: Article

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