From: Fears and beliefs of people living with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic literature review
Beliefs and their consequences | Articles N (% of the 74 articles reporting beliefs)a | Total number of patients | Studies recruiting participants in Europe N (%) / Number of patients recruited in Europe | Studies recruiting participants in North America N (%) / Number of patients recruited in North America | Studies recruiting participants outside Europe and North America N (%) / Number of patients recruited outside Europe and North America |
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Beliefs about the RA affecting impact of disease | 33 (44.6) | 9146 | Â | Â | Â |
Emotional impact | 14 (18.9) | 6404 | 6 (42.9) / 901 | 7 (50.0) / 945 | 1 (7.1)/ 4558 |
Function | 6 (8.1) | 715 | 4 (66.7)/ 370 | 2 (33.3) / 345 | – |
Quality of life | 5 (6.8) | 1034 | 4 (80.0) / 623 | 1 (20.0) / 411 | – |
Fatigue | 2 (2.7) | 186 | 1 (50.0) / 64 | 1 (50.0) / 122 | – |
Pain | 2 (2.7) | 299 | – | 2 (100.0) / 299 | – |
Well being | 2 (2.7) | 123 | – | 2 (100.0) / 123 | – |
Disease activity | 1 (1.4) | 322 | 1 (100.0) / 322 | – | – |
Sexual life | 1 (1.4) | 63 | 1 (100.0) / 63 | – | – |
Beliefs about pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy affecting adherence | 13 (17.6) | 2464 | 10 (77.0) / 1999 | 2 (15.4) / 325 | 1 (7.6) / 140 |
Beliefs about cause of disease affecting coping strategies and adherence | 9 (12.1) | 961 | 8 (88.9) / 750 | – | 1 (11.1)/ 211 |
Beliefs affecting decision on therapy | 1 (1.4) | 142 | – | 1 (100.0) / 142 | – |
Beliefs affecting detection, tolerance and reporting of side effects | 1 (1.4) | 29 | 1 (100.0) / 29 | – | – |