title: How people with rheumatoid arthritis perceive leisure activities: a qualitative study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore how people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) perceive leisure activities.
  
  
  METHODS
  A phenomenographic approach using semi-structured interviews to explore the impact of RA on leisure pursuits was used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three descriptive categories containing 11 conceptions emerged: (1) Experiencing constraints included four conceptions: seeing limitations, needing time, finding balance, being dependent. (2) Experiencing coherence included four conceptions: accepting feelings participating in a social context, being active, having insight. (3) Finding solutions included three conceptions: choosing, planning, and adapting.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study emphasizes the limited choices and problems people with RA had participating in leisure activities, as well as its impact on self-esteem.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Malmö University Hospital, Sweden. ingegerd.wikstrom@skane.se
authors.forename: Ingegerd
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wikström
authors.forename: Lennart Th
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Jacobsson
authors.forename: Barbro
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Arvidsson