"I suddenly felt I'd aged": A qualitative study of patient experiences of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). Issue 5 (May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Twohig, Helen; Mitchell, Caroline; Mallen, Christian; Adebajo, Adewale; Mathers, Nigel
• Is Part Of: Patient education and counseling. Volume 98:Issue 5(2015)
• Page Start: 645
• Page End: 650
• Publication Date: 2015-05
• Subjects: Patient education -- Periodicals; Health counseling -- Periodicals; Health education -- Periodicals; Counseling -- Periodicals; Patient Education -- Periodicals; Éducation des patients -- Périodiques; Counseling -- Périodiques; Éducation sanitaire -- Périodiques; 615.5071
• DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.12.013
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0738-3991

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">The 5 main themes were: pain, stiffness and weakness, disability, treatment and disease course, experience of care and psychological impact.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Some aspects of patients' experiences challenge conventional understanding of PMR.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">A conceptual framework was developed from the interlinked themes and subthemes which will be used to develop a patient reported outcome measure for PMR.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>