PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT OF RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS PATIENTS FROM 2 ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT SETTINGS

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis patients [50] were compared with a control sample of 72 non-patients on 5 attitude scales which measured psycho-social adjustment. Patients generally indicated more negative attitudes toward self, which were significantly related to variables such as severity of condition and socio-economic status. The adjustment of patients treated by registered nurses (physician extenders) was not significantly differnt from that of patients treated by physicians.