Coping styles and disability in patients with hand osteoarthritis

Author(s):
Liu, R.; Damman, W.; Kaptein, A.A.; Rosendaal, F.R.; Kloppenburg, M.
Published
2016
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

Conclusion. In patients with hand OA, joint-specific factors and coping styles decreasing activity and pacing were both associated with disability. Our results suggest that interventions should aim at joint specific complaints as well as changing coping styles to improve functional outcome.

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Date issued
2016-03-01
Language
English
Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Is part of
Rheumatology (2016), Vol. 55, no. 3, p. 411-418
hdl
1887/99456
doi
10.1093/rheumatology/kev295