Arthritis care and research : the official journal of the Arthritis Health Professions Association
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
A randomized, controlled trial of exercise and education for individuals with fibromyalgia.
To evaluate the efficacy of a 6-week exercise and educational program for patients with fibromyalgia. ⋯ Short-term exercise and educational programs can produce immediate and sustained benefits for patients with fibromyalgia. The benefits of our program may be due to exercise or education since both interventions were given.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Spouse-assisted coping skills training in the management of knee pain in osteoarthritis: long-term followup results.
To evaluate the long-term effects of a spouse-assisted coping skills intervention in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knees, and to evaluate how pre- to posttreatment changes in marital adjustment and self-efficacy relate to long-term improvements in pain, psychological disability, physical disability, pain coping, and pain behavior. ⋯ These findings suggest that spouse-assisted CST can enhance self-efficacy and improve the coping abilities of OA patients in the long term. Individual differences in the long-term outcome of spouse-assisted CST were noted, with some patients (those showing increases in marital satisfaction and self-efficacy) showing much better outcomes than others.