Are there more than cross-sectional relationships of social support and support networks with functional limitations and psychological distress in early rheumatoid arthritis? the European Research on Incapacitating Diseases and Social Support Longitudinal

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Date publication

octobre 2004

Journal

Arthritis and rheumatism

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr BRIANCON Serge, Pr GUILLEMIN Francis


Tous les auteurs :
Demange V, Guillemin F, Baumann M, Suurmeijer TP, Moum T, Doeglas D, Briançon S, van den Heuvel WJ

Résumé

To investigate whether greater social support and support network are cross-sectionally associated with less functional limitations and psychological distress in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA); whether this association is constant over time; and whether increases in social support or support network are associated with less functional limitations and psychological distress.

Mots clés

Adult, Arthritis, Rheumatoid, physiopathology, Cohort Studies, Europe, Female, Health Status, Health Status Indicators, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Social Support, Stress, Psychological, physiopathology, Time Factors

Référence

Arthritis Rheum.. 2004 Oct;51(5):782-91