ReviewJournal of pain research2016
Psychosocial management of chronic pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: challenges and solutions.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 65 citations in OpenAlex.
- Quality of Life With Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome/Joint Hypermobility Syndrome: A Systematic Review of Psychosocial Interventions.Musculoskeletal care · 2025Pooled it
- Psychosocial interventions for adults with newly diagnosed chronic disease: A systematic review.Journal of health psychology · 2022Pooled it
- Auricular point acupressure for older adults with chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2025Trial
- Tailored, Therapist-Guided Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Compared to Care as Usual for Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Economic Evaluation of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2018Trial
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- Inflammation and pain as interconnected targets in axial spondyloarthritis.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2026Review
- Life satisfaction, generalized sense of self-efficacy and acceptance of illness in rheumatoid arthritis patients depending on age and severity of the disease.Reumatologia · 2023Article
- Acceptability, usability and feasibility of experienced sampling method in chronic secondary pain syndromes.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Functional and psychosocial impact of COVID-19 pandemic on rheumatic patients' quality of life in Saudi Arabia.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2022Article
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- Exploring the Feasibility of Virtually Delivered Auricular Point Acupressure in Self-Managing Chronic Pain: Qualitative Study.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
- Understanding barriers and facilitators to implementation of psychosocial care within orthopedic trauma centers: a qualitative study with multidisciplinary stakeholders from geographically diverse settings.Implementation science communications · 2021Article
- Chronic Pain in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.Current pain and headache reports · 2021Review
- A Live Video Program to Prevent Chronic Pain and Disability in At-Risk Adults With Acute Orthopedic Injuries (Toolkit for Optimal Recovery): Protocol for a Multisite Feasibility Study.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- Support for a non-therapist assisted, Internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (iCBT) intervention for mental health in rheumatoid arthritis patients.Internet interventions · 2021Article
- Profiles of resources and body image in health and illness: A comparative study among females with rheumatoid arthritis, females with breast cancer and healthy controls.Brain and behavior · 2020Article
- "A body in transformation"-An empirical phenomenological study about fear-avoidance beliefs towards physical activity among persons experiencing moderate-to-severe rheumatic pain.Journal of clinical nursing · 2019Article
- Design, construction, and technical implementation of a web-based interdisciplinary symptom evaluation (WISE) - a heuristic proposal for orofacial pain and temporomandibular disorders.The journal of headache and pain · 2016Article
- Maladaptive coping, low self-efficacy and disease activity are associated with poorer patient-reported outcomes in inflammatory bowel disease.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology AssociationArticle
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Abstract
There are numerous reviews and meta-analyses that confirm that psychological therapy is efficacious for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in terms of managing pain. Therefore, the literature has moved on to answer additional questions: 1) What types of interventions are most strongly supported by the current evidence? 2) Do different patients benefit from different approaches? 3) When is it best to intervene? 4) What modalities are best for administering the intervention? 5) What model of care should we be proposing that will result in widespread implementation and will ensure access for patients with RA? This review concludes that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most efficacious treatment for pain management in RA; however, there are indications that mindfulness may have particular benefits for patients with a history of depression. CBT is most effective when administered early in the course of the disease. However, there is at present little evidence to confirm whether or not psychosocial interventions are effective for patients with comorbid psychological disorders. One of the major challenges is ensuring access to effective interventions for patients, particularly early on in the course of the disease, with a view to preventing physical and psychological morbidity. A stepped-care model is proposed; however, we urgently need more, better-quality trials of minimal interventions, particularly in Internet-delivered CBT, which appears promising and may form the cornerstone of future stepped-care models for providing psychosocial care to patients with RA.
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