The purpose of this study was to examine men's and women's experiences living with
rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Using semi-structured, in-depth telephone interviews, nine women …

Biographical disruption and related concepts have been widely applied in chronic illness.
Different conceptualisations of normalisation have also been proposed in order to explain …

Purpose The overall aim of this study was to understand the occupational lives of people
with rheumatoid arthritis. Further aims were to identify the creative agency that occurs while …

Purpose: Demonstrating the effectiveness of health care interventions requires valid
measurement of the impact of those interventions. However, outlining precisely what …

This qualitative paper describes, people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the everyday
strategies they develop to assist them to participate in valued activities and to manage their …

Purpose To explore how rheumatology patients experience the personal impact of an
inpatient rehabilitation stay and to elucidate the impact of contextual factors on the outcome …

Introduction Several shifts in physiotherapy treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
(RA) have occurred over time. Objective This paper aims to identify shifts in physiotherapy …

According to the metanarrative of arthritis, the definition of someone who has the condition is
an aged, twisted, painful, moaning figure. The socio-cultural construct is considered in this …

Objectives To identify patient-centered domains with long-term relevance to people with
rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods We conducted semi-structured individual cognitive …

Background As chronic illnesses, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), place an increased
burden on health‐care systems, the ability of individuals to self‐manage these diseases is …