Outcomes of self‐help education for patients with arthritis
- 1 June 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Arthritis & Rheumatism
- Vol. 28 (6) , 680-685
- https://doi.org/10.1002/art.1780280612
Abstract
Behavioral and health status outcomes of an unreinforced, self‐help education program for arthritis patients taught by lay persons were examined in 2 ways: a 4‐month randomized experiment and a 20‐month longitudinal study. At 4 months, experimental subjects significantly exceeded control subjects in knowledge, recommended behaviors, and in lessened pain. These changes remained significant at 20 months. The course was inexpensive and well‐accepted by patients, physicians, and other health professionals.This publication has 22 references indexed in Scilit:
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