Rheumatic diseases affect approximately 300,000 US children and cause inflammation of
cartilage, bones, connective tissues, and internal organs. More than half of these children …

Self-management of chronic illness extends beyond managing disease to managing the
impact of symptoms on everything we do (our occupations) and daily life. Selfmanagement …

Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory joint disease, that
influences patients' health in different ways, including physical, social, emotional, and …

Background Little is known about how to develop and deliver storytelling as an intervention
to support those managing chronic illnesses. This scoping review aims to describe the core …

Mark, Robert's father, and I are standing beside a soccer field, watching Robert play soccer
with 12 other boys. A coach is yelling encouraging commands to all of them, such as “Well …

Background and aim: Living with a chronic illness, such as arthritis, creates many
psychosocial stressors, which can be difficult to cope with. Exploring the interactions which …

Our aim with this study was to explore the narrative life story of individuals diagnosed with
rheumatoid arthritis. An open qualitative approach, namely narrative biographic …

Earlier scholarship provides important insights into the relationship of individual stories and
narratives. Interactions with healthcare professionals and the healthcare system can often …

Objective We explored the underlying mechanisms by which storytelling can promote
disease self-management among people with type 2 diabetes. Methods Two, eight-session …

Objectives This study aimed to explore the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐
19) pandemic on self‐care of individuals living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods …