Pain in Biologic‐Treated Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: The Role of Illness Perception Before and After the COVID‐19 Pandemic
Findings indicate that patients with RA may have been negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic given their vulnerability. Even though pharmacological treatment was not interrupted, post-pandemic results showed significantly higher levels of experienced pain. Therefore, in addition to biological therapy, non-pharmacological interventions, including psychological support aimed at diminishing negative illness perception, may be beneficial in reducing RA-related pain, especially when dealing with a crisis.
Authors
- Alexandra Husivargova Theofanidis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4639-4354)
- Želmíra Macejová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2927-4852)
- Iveta Nagyová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9528-5234)
- Vladimíra Timková (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4038-5991)
- Zuzana Kotradyova
- Dagmar Breznoščáková (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2780-145X)
- Robbert Sanderman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0823-1159)
Institutions
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- University of Groningen (NL)
- University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik (SK)
- University of Twente (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Musculoskeletal Care
- Published
- 2024-10-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1958
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.47
Funders
- Agentúra na Podporu Výskumu a Vývoja