Objective Although patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) experience fatigue, little is known
about its causes and consequences, and a fully developed theoretical model explaining the …

Objective Fatigue is an important outcome for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The
purpose of this study was to identify the scales being used to measure RA fatigue, and to …

Objective Fatigue is commonly reported by patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but is
rarely a treatment target. The aim of this study was to explore the concept of fatigue as …

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Objectives. Fatigue is a frequently experienced and patient-relevant complaint in RA.
Disease activity, anaemia and pain are regarded as disease-related factors that may lead to …

Objectives To investigate the effect of group cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for fatigue
self-management, compared with groups receiving fatigue information alone, on fatigue …

Rheumatic diseases are a group of painful and often disabling systemic diseases that
usually become chronic. The most frequent problems reported by those affected are …

The customary introduction to stress suggests that it is still a matter of scientific debate,
despite the fact that it is a common and influential state. It shares aspects of mind and body …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to examine positive affect (PA) as a factor of
resilience in the relationships between pain and negative affect (NA) in a sample of patients …

Objectives. Using the transactional model of stress and coping, the present study
investigated whether specific coping resources act as buffers of the relationship between …