People's Perceptions and Beliefs about their Ability to Exercise with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Qualitative Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Wang ◽  
M. Donovan-Hall ◽  
H. Hayward ◽  
J. Adams
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
People’S Perceptions

A qualitative study of Japanese young people's perceptions of adulthood

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teru Toyokawa ◽  
Reiko Kogo ◽  
Naoki Kamiya ◽  
Aya Sowa
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
People’S Perceptions

scholarly journals Fears and Beliefs in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Spondyloarthritis: A Qualitative Study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. e114350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis Berenbaum ◽  
Pierre Chauvin ◽  
Christophe Hudry ◽  
Florence Mathoret-Philibert ◽  
Maud Poussiere ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Qualitative Study

OP0095-HPR Men Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis – a Qualitative Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 74 (Suppl 2) ◽  
pp. 104.3-105
Author(s):  
B.A. Esbensen ◽  
K.V. Jensen ◽  
C.B. Jacobsen
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Qualitative Study

Occupational balance of women with rheumatoid arthritis: a qualitative study

2004 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanja Stamm ◽  
Jon Wright ◽  
Klaus Machold ◽  
Gaynor Sadlo ◽  
Josef Smolen
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Qualitative Study

scholarly journals Corrigendum to: Patient and Rheumatologist Perspectives on Tapering DMARDs in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Qualitative Study

Rheumatology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glen S Hazlewood ◽  
Adalberto Loyola-Sanchez ◽  
Vivian Bykerk ◽  
Pauline M Hull ◽  
Deborah Marshall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Qualitative Study

scholarly journals Insights on mental health when living with rheumatoid arthritis: a descriptive qualitative study of threads on the Reddit website

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie Y. E. Park ◽  
Alyssa M. Howren ◽  
Eileen Davidson ◽  
Mary A. De Vera
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
Online Forums ◽  
The Social ◽  
News Website ◽  
Social News ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

Abstract Background Reddit is a highly visited social news and discussion website where individuals anonymously ask questions, post opinions and share experiences, which provide a valuable pool of publicly available data. Our objective was to systematically search and analyze threads on the social news website, Reddit, to understand experiences of individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) regarding their mental health. Methods We conducted a patient-oriented descriptive qualitative study. We identified threads from two subreddits, “r/Thritis” and “r/Rheumatoid”, using keywords such as “mood”, “mental health”, “stressed”, “depressed”, “anxious” over a 1-year period between June 2018 and June 2019. For included threads, we extracted the title, original post, and corresponding comments and responses. We applied thematic analysis using an inductive approach. Results Of 81 threads identified, we included 27. We identified four themes: 1) Navigating the management of RA explores how the physical impacts of the disease, lack of health resources/support and the complexity of medications affect mental health; 2) Experiencing impact on relationships and social isolation includes experiencing misconceptions of RA, feeling misunderstood and feeling guilt; 3) Experiencing loss, touches on the helplessness brought by challenges with performing self-defining activities such as self-care, work, and childbearing/parenting; and finally, 4) Experiencing emotional struggles captures how tension between fighting through and despair has led some to suicide ideation and thoughts of death. Conclusions Online forums and communities such as Reddit have created opportunities for individuals with RA to share experiences on mental health matters, which they may not necessarily be able to share with others.

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