The Process of Acceptance among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Switzerland: A Qualitative Study
BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, painful disease with many injurious psychological effects. Acceptance is an important component of pain management and is associated with improved quality of life, and lower levels of pain and depression. While studies have begun to identify the st...
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| description | BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, painful disease with many injurious psychological effects. Acceptance is an important component of pain management and is associated with improved quality of life, and lower levels of pain and depression. While studies have begun to identify the stages of acceptance, little is known about factors influencing the ease and speed with which patients pass through these stages. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c6879f53be384d9eaf8b6d3c00a0e7ab2025-02-03T06:13:48ZengWileyPain Research and Management1203-67652014-01-01192616810.1155/2014/168472The Process of Acceptance among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Switzerland: A Qualitative StudyZlatina Kostova0Maria Caiata-Zufferey1Peter J Schulz2Institute of Communication and Health, University of Lugano, Lugano, SwitzerlandDepartment of Sociology, University of Geneva, Geneva, SwitzerlandInstitute of Communication and Health, University of Lugano, Lugano, SwitzerlandBACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, painful disease with many injurious psychological effects. Acceptance is an important component of pain management and is associated with improved quality of life, and lower levels of pain and depression. While studies have begun to identify the stages of acceptance, little is known about factors influencing the ease and speed with which patients pass through these stages.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/168472 |
| spellingShingle | Zlatina Kostova Maria Caiata-Zufferey Peter J Schulz The Process of Acceptance among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Switzerland: A Qualitative Study Pain Research and Management |
| title | The Process of Acceptance among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Switzerland: A Qualitative Study |
| title_full | The Process of Acceptance among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Switzerland: A Qualitative Study |
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| title_short | The Process of Acceptance among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Switzerland: A Qualitative Study |
| title_sort | process of acceptance among rheumatoid arthritis patients in switzerland a qualitative study |
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