Abstract:BackgroundIn 2021, a group of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients were certified as an expert patients. These were trained for the care and management of their disease. During their training, they answered the Patient Activation Measure PAM-13 questionnaire, which measures people’s knowledge, skills and confidence in self-managing their health and medical care.ObjectivesThe aim of this study is to know the activation and empowerment levels of the patients in their daily life and in their exercise as expert pati… Show more
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