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SUBMITTER: Georgopoulou S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5854032 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Georgopoulou Sofia S Prothero Louise L Lempp Heidi H Galloway James J Sturt Jackie J
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) 20151028 8
Advances in pharmacological treatment options in RA have led to a dramatic potential for improvement in patients' physical and psychological status. Despite advances, poor outcomes, including fatigue, pain, reduced physical activity and quality of life, are still observed. Reasons include non-adherence to medication, insufficient knowledge about the disease and lack of support in coping and effectively self-managing their condition. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a person-centred approach tha ...[more]