title: Patients, physicians, and unproven remedies.
abstract: Chronic arthritis management is complicated by patient administered unproven treatments. Disease, patient, and physician characteristics all contribute to this problem. Physicians must understand the complex cultural, sociological and psychological variables which encourage the use of unproven treatments. Part of any therapeutic regimen for chronic arthritis should include physician awareness and patient education regarding unproven treatments.
mesh_terms: D001168:Arthritis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012651:Self Medication; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors