Effects of stress management on clinical outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis.

Autor: Parker JC; Psychology Service, Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, MO 65201, USA., Smarr KL, Buckelew SP, Stucky-Ropp RC, Hewett JE, Johnson JC, Wright GE, Irvin WS, Walker SE
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Arthritis and rheumatism [Arthritis Rheum] 1995 Dec; Vol. 38 (12), pp. 1807-18.
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780381214
Abstrakt: Objective: To examine the effects of stress-management training on clinical outcomes in persons with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Methods: Patients with RA (n = 141) were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 groups: a stress management group, an attention control group, or a standard care control group. The stress management and the attention control groups received a 10-week intervention followed by an additional 15-month maintenance phase.
Results: The stress management group showed statistically significant improvements on measures of helplessness, self-efficacy, coping, pain, and health status. Selected beneficial effects were still detectable at the 15-month followup evaluation.
Conclusion: The data indicated that stress management interventions are capable of producing important clinical benefits for persons with RA.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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