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Quality of life and sense of coherence in people with arthritis

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posted on 2024-06-16, 13:35 authored by D Germano, R Misajon, Robert CumminsRobert Cummins
This study investigated the physical and psychological impact of arthritis on people's quality of life. A range of variables were examined in a sample of 375 participants who comprised three groups: people with arthritis receiving a support-based service from the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria, people with arthritis receiving standard treatment, and a group of people from the general population. The results revealed that the two arthritis groups reported a significantly higher level of functional impairment, pain, and negative affectivity, and lowered mood, positive affect, and Sense of Coherence, compared to the general population group. They also reported normal levels of importance, but lower levels of satisfaction on various life domains. After statistically controlling for pain however, group differences were eliminated on all variables except for functional impairment and for all satisfaction domains except health. These data are interpreted as evidence that the combination of low domain satisfaction coupled with high domain importance yields a negative psychological state. This, then suggests the possibility of a therapy based on reducing the perceived importance of health.

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Journal

Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings

Volume

8

Pagination

253-261

Location

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

ISSN

1068-9583

eISSN

1573-3572

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Issue

4

Publisher

Springer

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