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- Title
The Effect of Social Network Intervention for Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
- Authors
Fyrand, Live; Moum, Torbjøsrn; Finset, Arnstein; Glennås, Anne
- Abstract
A partially-controlled intervention study was performed. Female patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were allocated to three groups: the network intervention group (n = 104), the attention control group (n=85), and the no-treatment control group (n=75). The network intervention consisted of an assessment session and a network meeting. Patients were assessed at baseline and approximately 10 and 18 months after the intervention. The network intervention group reported an increase in network size. Daily emotional support increased for the intervention patients compared with patients in the attention control group. The degree of social dysfunction was reduced for patients in the intervention group compared to patients in the no-treatment control group. Furthermore, for single patients, the intervention significantly increased the social network size and improved both social functioning, and perceived overall health, compared to both control groups. The results suggest that the social needs of single patients should be given special attention in clinical settings.
- Subjects
RHEUMATOID arthritis; DISEASES in women; SOCIAL networks
- Publication
Family Process, 2003, Vol 42, Issue 1, p71
- ISSN
0014-7370
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1545-5300.2003.00071.x