… Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes joint … evidence syntheses using
the methods of meta-ethnography. … and strategic responses: I have been redefined by RA. …

… Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic condition subject to a progressive deterioration of joints, …
In particular, informants of the included studies reported issues regarding redefining their …

… future, 42 and some were able to redefine FMS from a chronic to a temporary condition in
response to physicians’ comments that they had seen patients who had become healthy again. …

… that RA is experienced as a fluid relationship between states of masking and surfacing of
illness … Her self-identify is redefined from an “old life” prior to the onset of RA, to a new life as a …

… activity participation, individuals were able to redefine themselves in relation to their …
meta-ethnography largely ensures that the experiences of the participants in the individual studies …

… searching for articles including experiences of ADLs and … difficult to bear; therefore,
redefining control as situational and … how they experience everyday life with their condition and …

… The meta-synthesis was inspired by meta-ethnography and QUAGOL (IV). … Being diagnosed
with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can be a life-changing experience. RA is a chronic disease …

… ARTHRITIS: A GROUNDED THEORY STUDY Background: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a
chronic condition … The objectives of the study were:  To explore experiences of living with RA. …

… of illness and unmet needs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis… by the principles of meta-ethnography,
as practiced by Britten … They redefined their notion of what constitutes a normal life …

… A meta-ethnography of qualitative evidence following ENTREQ … to meta-ethnography,
facilitated the re-interpretation of data by a team of researchers to generate the final qualitative …