Comprehensive Occupational Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis

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.

Author: Dreijer Du Plessis Carin

Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing

Publication Date: Oct 31, 2012

Number of Pages: 132 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 3659283045

ISBN-13: 9783659283048