Assessing the Educational Needs of Canadians with Systemic Sclerosis.

Assessing the Educational Needs of Canadians with Systemic Sclerosis. J Rheumatol. 2019 Apr 01;: Authors: Semalulu T, Beattie KA, Larché MJ Abstract Changes in appearance, significant morbidity, and the absence of disease-modifying therapies may lead to psychosocial issues in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc)1,2,3,4 Limited education may contribute to poor medication adherence5 Education of patients could potentially mediate some of these outcomes2,6 because patient education in rheumatic disease improves self-efficacy and self-management7,8. PMID: 30936286 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research