The influence of lifestyle habits on quality of life in patients with established rheumatoid arthritis—A constant balancing between ideality and reality

Malm, Karina; Bremander, Ann; Arvidsson, Barbro; Andersson, Maria; Bergman, Stefan; Larsson, Ingrid

doi:10.3402/qhw.v11.30534

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“…Specifically, they could help patients to consider what types of signs to look for, explore with patients the right amount of body listening to do to improve or manage their health without it becoming an onerous task, and counsel them to reduce experiences of information overload and powerlessness. This aligns with a study of rheumatoid arthritis patients, which reported that patients struggled to balance their ideals with reality, and suggested that providers work with patients to develop the right balance of lifestyle habits (Malm et al, 2016). …”

Section: Discussionsupporting

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A constant conversation: tuning into and harmonizing the needs and priorities of the body and mind

Chen

Kaplan

Carriere

2017

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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Purpose: Individuals rely upon many types of information to manage an illness, including information provided by their own bodies. This study investigated how people tune into and manage the flow of information from their bodies to manage their health. Method: We developed a platform for participants to share and collaboratively reflect on how they engaged in this dialogic process, in which participants contributed to a discussion on topics relating to body listening and body awareness. Though the study was open to anyone interested in or wanting to contribute to knowledge on “body listening,” the social media recruitment focused on chronic conditions requiring self-care and having overlapping symptomatology, with chronic pain as the primary characteristic. A qualitative analysis method based on grounded theory was used to analyse the data. Results: Six main themes emerged: learning the language, recognizing and heeding limits, experiencing emotional fatigue and despair, regulating the channel, moving from conflict to communication, and settling into an uneasy acceptance. Conclusion: The monitoring and filtering of information from one’s body, and the appeasement of conflicting demands and voices, is difficult work. Knowledge of this process can be used in patient education and in the development of tools to support body listening.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 83%

A constant conversation: tuning into and harmonizing the needs and priorities of the body and mind

Chen

Kaplan

Carriere

2017

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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“…Furthermore, because smoking has also been associated with increased disease activity, its actions may be beyond initiation of RA (63). Thus, a major unanswered question regarding the role of smoking in RA is where it acts in the natural history of RA.…”

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Genetic and environmental risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis

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Demoruelle

Kelmenson

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Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology

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Multiple genetic and environmental factors have been associated with an increased risk for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Of these, the strongest associations have been seen with female sex, a family history of RA, the genetic factor the ‘shared epitope’ and with exposure to tobacco smoke. There is also renewed interest in mucosal inflammation and microbial factors as contributors to the development of RA. However, the identification of a ‘preclinical’ period of RA that can be defined as local or systemic autoimmunity as measured by autoantibodies and other biomarkers prior to the development of clinically-apparent synovitis suggests that the risk factors for RA are acting long prior to first clinical evidence of IA. As such, a major challenge to the field will be to investigate the full spectrum of the development of RA, from initiation and propagation of autoimmunity during preclinical RA and transition to clinically-apparent synovitis and classifiable RA, in order to determine which genetic and environmental factors are important at each stage of disease development. Understanding the exact role and timing of action of risk factors for RA is especially important given the advent of prevention trials in RA, and the hope that a full understanding of genetic and environmental factors in RA could lead to effective preventive interventions.

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“…Furthermore, because smoking has also been associated with increased disease activity, its actions may go beyond the initiation of RA [27]. Thus, a major unanswered question regarding the role of smoking in RA is where it acts in the natural history of RA.…”

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Smoking as a Preventable Risk Factor for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Rationale for Smoking Cessation Treatment in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Roh

2019

J Rheum Dis

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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease of multifactorial etiology. Smoking is considered one of the most established environmental risk factors for RA development and severity. A large proportion of patients with RA have a high prevalence of smoking history. Previous studies have provided evidence suggesting that smoking is associated with the development of RA. Smoking has been associated with several pathogenic mechanisms on RA development such as oxidative stress, inflammation, and epigenetic changes. There is a need for public health campaigns to educate the public regarding these risks and preventive measures that reduce smoking are essential and may result in a decline in RA incidence. Encouragement of smoking cessation is especially warranted in relatives of patients with RA. Recently, RA-specific smoking cessation interventions have been developed. This review will summarize the knowledge accumulated to date concerning associations between smoking and RA.

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The influence of lifestyle habits on quality of life in patients with established rheumatoid arthritis—A constant balancing between ideality and reality

Cited by 35 publications

References 43 publications

A constant conversation: tuning into and harmonizing the needs and priorities of the body and mind

A constant conversation: tuning into and harmonizing the needs and priorities of the body and mind

Genetic and environmental risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis

Smoking as a Preventable Risk Factor for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Rationale for Smoking Cessation Treatment in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

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