Effects of stress management on clinical outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis

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 st...

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Published in:Arthritis and rheumatism 1995-12, Vol.38 (12), p.1807-1818
Main Authors: Parker, Jerry C., Smarr, Karen L., Buckelew, Susan P., Stucky‐ropp, RenéE C., Hewett, John E., Johnson, Jane C., Wright, Gail E., Irvin, William S., Walker, Sara E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Analysis of Variance
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - complications
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - psychology
Attention
Biological and medical sciences
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health Status
Humans
Inflammatory joint diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Pain Measurement
Prognosis
Self Concept
Stress, Psychological - etiology
Stress, Psychological - prevention & control
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Summary: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‐w eek intervention followed by an additional 15‐m onth 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‐m onth followup evaluation. Conclusion. The data indicated that stress management interventions are capable of producing important clinical benefits for persons with RA.
ISSN:0004-3591
1529-0131
DOI:10.1002/art.1780381214