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Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Conditions: Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Interventions: rheumatoid arthritis self-management program
Countries: Taiwan
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a persistent systemic disease. WHO (World Health Organization) commented that a crucial goal of heath care for RA is prevention of loss of daily function by patients' self-management (SM) skills; however, a comprehensive rheumatoid arthritis self-management (RASm) for RA patients' day-to-day self-managing is limited in Taiwan. Aims: The aims of the study are: (1) to implement the RASm program, (2) to determine the effectiveness of the program with 6 months follow-up, and (3) to understand participants' experiences when receiving the RASm program for the experimental group.
Sex: ALL
Age: 20 Years to —
Healthy volunteers: No
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with RA * Age of 20 years or over * Disease considered have been stable for at least 3 months * Able to understand and comply with the study treatment Exclusion Criteria: * Suffering from other terminal illnesses, severe dementia or another debilitating psychiatric disorder * Living in a long-term care facility * Participation in another research protocol
- Taoyuan, Taiwan