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Psychological Aspects of Rheumatoid Arthritis

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  • © 1989

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Authors:
  1. Mary L. Pritchard

    1. Department of Psychology, Washington Singer Laboratories, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK

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Part of the book series: Recent Research in Psychology (PSYCHOLOGY)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • Mary L. Pritchard
    Pages 1-6

  3. Psychological Distress in Rheumatoid Arthritis

    • Mary L. Pritchard
    Pages 7-32

  4. Compliance with Medical Advice

    • Mary L. Pritchard
    Pages 33-53

  5. Unorthodox Treatment Use

    • Mary L. Pritchard
    Pages 54-75

  6. Pilot Study 1 — An Exploration of Psychological Issues in Rheumatoid Arthritis

    • Mary L. Pritchard
    Pages 76-85

  7. Patients’ Knowledge and Misconceptions about their Illness

    • Mary L. Pritchard
    Pages 86-115

  8. Methodology of the Main Correlational Study

    • Mary L. Pritchard
    Pages 116-130

  9. Psychological Distress — Results and Discussion

    • Mary L. Pritchard
    Pages 131-141

  10. Compliance with Conventional Medical Treatment — Results and Discussion

    • Mary L. Pritchard
    Pages 142-152

  11. Use of Unorthodox Treatments — Results and Discussion

    • Mary L. Pritchard
    Pages 153-171

  12. Conclusions

    • Mary L. Pritchard
    Pages 172-178

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 179-208
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About this book

The main research described in this book is concerned with assessing the interrelationship of psychological adjustment, compliance with medical advice and use of unorthodox treatments in a sample of rheumatoid arthritic out-patients. Basically this research is comprised of four components: two pilot studies; the development and postal administration of an illness knowledge assessment questionnaire; and a 'follow-up' correlational study. pilot study 1, which involved interviews with 18 patients, was a 'question seeking' study - the aim being to develop research questions of relevance to the Subject sample. The findings of this study suggested that poor illness knowledge and consequent misconceptions was contributing to psychological distress and affecting health behaviour among patients. In pilot study 2 a sample of 17 patients were questioned in detail - but using open-ended questions - about their understanding of their condition and treatment. The results of this study supported the impression gained in pilot study 1, that patients were typically ill-informed about their illness and tended, in the absence of correct information, to overestimate "the risks associated with rheumatoid arthritis and underestimate the value of treatments.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Psychology, Washington Singer Laboratories, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK

    Mary L. Pritchard

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Psychological Aspects of Rheumatoid Arthritis

  • Authors: Mary L. Pritchard

  • Series Title: Recent Research in Psychology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9666-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-97116-2Published: 11 October 1989

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-9666-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1431-7532

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 208

  • Topics: Psychology, general, Rheumatology

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