Research Article

The Effect of Disease Management Education Provided to Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis on Quality of Life, Anxiety, and Depression: A Randomized Controlled Study

Volume: 9 Number: 3 September 16, 2024
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The Effect of Disease Management Education Provided to Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis on Quality of Life, Anxiety, and Depression: A Randomized Controlled Study

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to investigate the effect of education of disease management on quality of life, anxiety and depression in women with rheumatoid arthritis. Materials and Methods: The study included 66 women with rheumatoid arthritis at a university hospital in Türkiye. Data were obtained via "Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Life Scale", "Health Assessment Questionnaire", and "Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale”. Results: A significant difference was found between the intervention group’s mean scores on the "Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Life Scale" at baseline and third month (p <0.05). Significant correlations were found between the intervention group’s Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Life Scale scores and the sociodemographic and disease-related characteristics such as education level and having arthritis-related deformities (p <0.05). Conclusions: The findings obtained in this study showed that education is an effective method to increase the quality of life of women with rheumatoid arthritis. Individual disease management training provided by rheumatology nurses to women with Rheumatoid Arthritis is considered to improve quality of life. Therefore, women with rheumatoid arthritis are recommended to receive psychosocial support in managing their disease and symptoms.

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Supporting Institution

This study was supported by Trakya University Scientific Research Project Unit. Project number: TUBAP 2019/02

Project Number

2019/02

Ethical Statement

Our study was approved by the Trakya University Ethics Committee (Date: 17.09.2018, decision no: 16/23). The study was carried out following the Helsinki Declaration.

Thanks

We would like to thank the Trakya University Scientific Research Projects Unit for their financial support. We would like to thank the head of the rheumatology department Prof. Dr. Hakan Emmungil, Assoc. Dr. Barış Yılmazer, rheumatology nurses and the patients with rheumatoid arthritis for their contributions.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

​Internal Diseases Nursing​

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

September 11, 2024

Publication Date

September 16, 2024

Submission Date

February 2, 2024

Acceptance Date

July 4, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 9 Number: 3

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1.Yıldız Çilengiroğlu İ, Ünsar S. The Effect of Disease Management Education Provided to Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis on Quality of Life, Anxiety, and Depression: A Randomized Controlled Study. OTJHS. 2024;9(3):216-223. doi:10.26453/otjhs.1430540

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