Journal article
Effects of occupational therapy home service on patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Abstract
Because there is little information about the efficacy of home occupational therapy, we decided to assess the effects of a home service on patients with rheumatoid arthritis. 105 patients aged 18-70 years, on stable medical therapy, were randomised to receive a 6-week comprehensive programme of occupational therapy (experimental group, 53 patients) or to receive no such treatment (control group, 52). At 6 weeks, control patients received the …
Authors
Helewa A; Goldsmith CH; Tugwell P; Hanes B; Bombardier C; Smythe HA; Lee P
Journal
The Lancet, Vol. 337, No. 8755, pp. 1453–1456
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 1991
DOI
10.1016/0140-6736(91)93138-y
ISSN
0140-6736