Psycho-social adjustment of rheumatoid arthritis patients from two alternative treatment settings.
Fifty rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are compared with a control sample of 72 non-patients on five attitude scales which measure psychol-social adjustment. Patients generally indicate more negative attitudes toward self, which are significantly related to variables such as severity of condition and socio-economic status. The adjustment of patients who are being treated by registered nurses (physician extenders) is not significantly different from that of patients who are being treated by physicians.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012934:Social Isolation; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors