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Can social support work virtually? Evaluation of rheumatoid arthritis patients' experiences with an interactive online tool
2015
Pain Research and Management
BACKGROUND: There is strong empirical evidence that the support that chronic patients receive from their environment is fundamental for the way they cope with physical and psychological suffering. Nevertheless, in the case of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), providing the appropriate social support is still a challenge, and such support has often proven to be elusive and unreliable in helping patients to manage the disease.OBJECTIVES: To explore whether and how social support for RA patients can be
doi:10.1155/2015/497512
pmid:26252664
pmcid:PMC4532206
fatcat:brsunjpzsfbhdn46tsoaibnpee