Patients ’ Perspectives on the Psychological Impact of Inflammatory Arthritis and Meeting the Associated Support Needs: Open‐Ended Responses in a Multi‐Centre Survey

ConclusionsPsychological distress was commonplace, and often attributed to fatigue and pain. In addition to peers and family, patients looked to the rheumatology team for validation and support. Further research will address the skills training needs of rheumatology teams to meet patients’ psychological support requirements.

Source: Musculoskeletal Care - August 31, 2016 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Emma Dures, Isobel Fraser, Celia Almeida, Alice Peterson, Judy Caesley, Jon Pollock, Nicholas Ambler, Marianne Morris, Sarah Hewlett Tags: Research Article Source Type: research