Life stories of people with rheumatoid arthritis who retired early: how gender and other contextual factors shaped their everyday activities, including paid work

TA Stamm, KP Machold, J Smolen… - Musculoskeletal …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: The aim of the present study was to explore how contextual factors affect the
everyday activities of women and men with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), as evident in their life …

Exploring occupational disruption among women after onset of rheumatoid arthritis

HN McDonald, T Dietrich, A Townsend… - Arthritis care & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To portray experiences of women engaging in everyday tasks, activities, and
occupations, from symptom onset to 12 months after diagnosis with rheumatoid arthritis …

Experienced health in older women with rheumatoid arthritis

TM Lyyra, RL Heikkinen - Journal of Women & Aging, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
This study explored how older women with chronic illness and disability experience their
own health. Data were collected in in-depth interviews with ten older women with …

The impact of arthritis on daily life with the patient perspective in focus

U Lütze, B Archenholtz - Scandinavian journal of caring …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often has a major impact on many areas of an
individuals' life. The unpredictability of the prognosis as well as the day‐to‐day symptoms …

I have mastered the challenge of living with a chronic disease: life stories of people with rheumatoid arthritis

T Stamm, L Lovelock, G Stew, V Nell… - Qualitative Health …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

Negotiating occupational identities while living with chronic rheumatic disease

S Alsaker, S Josephsson - Scandinavian Journal of Occupational …, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study was to explore everyday occupation for five persons living with
chronic rheumatic disease. Data were collected through qualitative interviews, followed by …

The use of avoidance, adjustment, interaction and acceptance strategies to handle participation restrictions among Swedish men with early rheumatoid arthritis

G Östlund, I Thyberg, E Valtersson, M Björk… - Musculoskeletal …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Living with a chronic disease means learning to live under new circumstances
and involves a continuous adaptation to new ways of living. There is increasing knowledge …

Adjusting to recent onset of rheumatoid arthritis: a qualitative study

MB Coty, G Wishnia - Journal of Research in Nursing, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

Everyday life with rheumatoid arthritis and implications for patient education and clinical practice: a focus group study

TM Kristiansen, J Primdahl, R Antoft… - Musculoskeletal …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives This study aimed to explore how everyday life is affected by rheumatoid arthritis
(RA), in order to inform patient education and clinical practice and generate further research …

Transitions that matter: life course differences in the employment of adults with arthritis

A Jetha, J Bowring, S Tucker, CE Connelly… - Disability and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To understand the similarities and differences in the employment participation of
people living with arthritis across the life course. Method: Focus groups and interviews were …