Effects of illness perceptions on health-related quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in China.

Juan WangZhe YangYan ZhengYaling PengQing WangHongli XiaYan WangJin DingPing ZhuLei ShangZhao-Hui Zheng

Published in: Health and quality of life outcomes (2021)

Patients with RA in China perceive their illness in ways that affect their HRQoL. These results suggest that strategies that target these perceptions may improve the quality of life of these patients.

Keyphrases

healthcare
end stage renal disease
primary care
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
rheumatoid arthritis
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
systemic sclerosis
interstitial lung disease