Body awareness in persons diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis

Body awareness in persons diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis

Living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) poses physiological and psychological demands on a person. RA is a autoimmune disease that can cause pain, disability, and suffering. The ability to notice bodily inner sensations and stimuli (body awareness, BA) is described in the literature in ways that could...

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Main Authors: Helena Lööf, Unn-Britt Johansson, Elisabet W. Henriksson, Staffan Lindblad, Jennifer Bullington
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-10-01
Series:International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being
Subjects:
Body awareness
phenomenology
life-world perspective
lived experience
rheumatoid arthritis
Online Access:http://www.ijqhw.net/index.php/qhw/article/download/24670/36658

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