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Protocol for a randomised controlled trial for Reducing Arthritis Fatigue by clinical Teams (RAFT) using cognitive-behavioural approaches (2015)
Journal Article

Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) fatigue is distressing, leading to unmanageable physical and cognitive exhaustion impacting on health, leisure and work. Group cognitive-behavioural (CB) therapy delivered by a clinical psychologist demonstrate... Read More about Protocol for a randomised controlled trial for Reducing Arthritis Fatigue by clinical Teams (RAFT) using cognitive-behavioural approaches.

"They didn't tell us, they made us work it out ourselves": Patient perspectives of a cognitive-behavioral program for rheumatoid arthritis fatigue (2012)
Journal Article

Objective. Fatigue is an overwhelming rheumatoid arthritis (RA) symptom caused by interacting clinical and psychosocial factors. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) addresses links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses cognitive restructu... Read More about "They didn't tell us, they made us work it out ourselves": Patient perspectives of a cognitive-behavioral program for rheumatoid arthritis fatigue.

Self-management of fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis: A randomised controlled trial of group cognitive-behavioural therapy (2011)
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Objectives To investigate the effect of group cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for fatigue self-management, compared with groups receiving fatigue information alone, on fatigue impact among people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Two-arm, p... Read More about Self-management of fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis: A randomised controlled trial of group cognitive-behavioural therapy.

Rheumatology education for undergraduate nursing, physiotherapy and occupational therapy students in the UK: Standards, challenges and solutions (2008)
Journal Article

Objectives. Rheumatological conditions are common, thus nurses (Ns) occupational therapists (OTs) and physiotherapists (PTs) require at least basic rheumatology knowledge upon qualifying. The aim of this study was to develop a core set of teaching to... Read More about Rheumatology education for undergraduate nursing, physiotherapy and occupational therapy students in the UK: Standards, challenges and solutions.