BMJ 2006;333 (28 October), doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7574.0
Self care knowledge reduces anxiety in patients with arthritis
A self management programme for patients with osteoarthritis in primary care reduced anxiety and improved participants' perceived ability to manage symptoms say Buszewicz and colleagues (p 879). In this randomised controlled trial of 854 patients aged over 50 from 74 general practices in the United Kingdom, participants received an educational booklet or received the booklet and underwent six sessions of self management. No differences were seen in number of general practitioner visits between the groups, but patients' perceptions of their condition differed.
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