Year: 2001
Type: article
Abstract: Sharpe L, Sensky T, Timberlake N , et al. A blind, randomized, controlled trial of cognitive-behavioural intervention for patients with recent onset rheumatoid arthritis: preventing psychological and physical morbidity. Pain2001 Jan; 89 : 275 –83 [OpenUrl][1][CrossRef][2][PubMed][3][Web of Science][4] QUESTION: Does the addition of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to medical management improve clinical outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)? Randomised {allocation concealed*}†, blinded (outcome assessor)*, controlled trial with 6 months of follow up. 3 hospital rheumatology clinics in or near London, UK. 56 patients who were 18–75 years of age, had had definite or classic RA for <2 years, and tested seropositive for RA. Exclusion criteria were history of mental illness or alcohol or drug abuse, or insufficient fluency in English. Follow up was 80% (mean age 55 y, 70% women). Patients were allocated to routine medical management and CBT (n=23) or routine medical … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DPain%26rft.stitle%253DPain%26rft.aulast%253DSharpe%26rft.auinit1%253DL.%26rft.volume%253D89%26rft.issue%253D2-3%26rft.spage%253D275%26rft.epage%253D283%26rft.atitle%253DA%2Bblind%252C%2Brandomized%252C%2Bcontrolled%2Btrial%2Bof%2Bcognitive-behavioural%2Bintervention%2Bfor%2Bpatients%2Bwith%2Brecent%2Bonset%2Brheumatoid%2Barthritis%253A%2Bpreventing%2Bpsychological%2Band%2Bphysical%2Bmorbidity.%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1016%252FS0304-3959%252800%252900379-1%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F11166484%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=10.1016/S0304-3959(00)00379-1&link_type=DOI [3]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=11166484&link_type=MED&atom=%2Febmental%2F4%2F3%2F89.atom [4]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=000166949300020&link_type=ISI
Source: Evidence-Based Mental Health
DOI: 10.1136/ebmh.4.3.89
Author: Rodger Kessler
Institution: Central Vermont Medical Center
Language: English
Subfield: Rheumatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2039972720