title: Determination of future health status expectation in rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: While examining the relationship between, neuroticism, somatic factors and future health status expectation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, the present study found a considerable level of pessimism in patients, which may be related to perceived limitation of the quality of life. However, psychosocial disposition (i.e., neuroticism) did not prove to be a crucial factor by which RA patients assessed their future health status expectation. These results may be important in future treatment procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Berne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Radanov
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Schwarz
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Frost
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012647:Self-Assessment