title: Community resources and assistive devices for people with arthritis.
abstract: Helping patients obtain support from outside sources--both community resources and assistive technologies--can be a very rewarding part of the practice of therapy. During rehabilitation, patients with chronic diseases, in particular, need to develop self-management skills that will help them improve their quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Hand and Arthritis Rehabilitation Center, Inc., Erie, Pennsylvania 16507, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wolfe
mesh_terms: D001168:Arthritis / Q000628:therapy; D005582:Foundations; D006077:Government Agencies; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D014481:United States