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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Comprehensive Occupational Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Comprehensive Occupational Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Dreijer Du Plessis Carin
Tikly Mohammed
Franzsen Denise

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Medical Reference

ISBN10: 3659283045
ISBN13: 9783659283048
Publisher: Lap Lambert Academic Pub
Published: Oct 31 2012
Pages: 132
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.34 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic disabling joint disease. Empowering patients with RA to self manage the disease can lead to changes in behaviour, pain or physical health and psychosocial health status. Limited evidence exists for the efficacy of comprehensive Occupational Therapy (OT) intervention for patients with RA in improving functional ability. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of comprehensive OT intervention on patients with RA in producing a sustained improvement in patients' functional ability. It was found that a comprehensive in-patient occupational therapy programme does lead to sustained significant improvement in functional ability and Health related quality of life (HR-QOL). Focus groups and home based intervention appears to have a clinically significant impact on disease activity.

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