Journal of muscle and joint health (근관절건강학회지)
- Volume 11 Issue 2
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- Pages.165-175
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- 2004
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- 1975-9398(pISSN)
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- 2288-789X(eISSN)
Psychosocial Adaptation of Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Focusing on Physical Disability and Social Support
류마티스 관절염 여성의 심리사회적 적응 - 신체적 기능장애와 사회적 지지를 중심으로 -
- Lim, Seung-Ju (Department of Social Welfare, The graduate school of Ewha Womans University) ;
- An, Kyung-Eh (Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University) ;
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Han, In-Young
(Department of Social Welfare, Ewha Womans University)
- Published : 2004.11.10
Abstract
Purpose: To describe the psychosocial adaptation, physical disability and social support, and to examine whether the physical disability and social support influence the psychosocial adaptation of women with Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA). Method: This survey was conducted with 102 women diagnosed as RA using a structured survey tool between April 12th and 30th 2004. Results: The Physical disability ranged from 0 to 51, the average was 9.89(