title: Patient perceptions of rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: Rheumatoid arthritis is rarely seen as a serious public health issue, yet it is the single largest cause of disability in the UK (Badley and Tennant 1993). In this qualitative study patients were interviewed about the physical and social effects of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Health Psychology Department, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bath
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hooper
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giles
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Steel
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Woodland
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom