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The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand and examine how patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) experience climate care and its effects. A qualitative approach was chosen for the study. Two men and six women were interviewed according to a semistructured interview guide. The text was analyzed using a manifest content analy-sis. The analysis resulted in four categories and 10 subcategories. The interviewees experienced climate care positively. The training was per-ceived increasing gradually. The patients felt that they performed to a maximum capacity during training and were impressed by the staff’s enthusiasm and encouragement. The patients felt that they were in-volved in the goal setting and the choice of treatment, and the staff no-ticed individual needs. There was a feeling among the patients of being acknowledged by the staff. Information about the disease was per-ceived as individualized. The climate and beautiful surroundings were viewed as encouraging physical activity and a feeling of well-being. Patients made new friends, had fun together and also shared experi-ences about their disease. Furthermore, the patients described a sense of belonging to a group as well as a feeling of not being the only one that was sick among the healthy. Not having to do everyday tasks and having time to themselves were perceived positively. Several factors contributed to the positive experiences of climate care; climate, envi-ronment, physical activity, social context, staff involvement, and infor-mation about the disease were described as interacting together and resulting in a sense of well-being. A proposal for future research would be to examine if/how the various factors might interact and affect the RA patients’ illness and quality of life.

목차

Abstract
 INTRODUCTION
 MATERIALS AND METHODS
  Participants
  Procedure
  Data analysis
 RESULTS
  Physical activity
  Social context
  Receive and share knowledge
  Effects of climate care
 DISCUSSION
 CONFLICT OF INTEREST
 REFERENCES

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저자

• Katrin Vaks [ Department of Sports Science, Linnaeus University, Kalmar/Växjö, Sweden ]
• Rita Sjöström [ Region Jämtland Härjedalen, Unit of Research, Education, and Development, Östersund, Sweden ] Corresponding author

참고문헌

발행기관

간행물

표지보기 관심저널 등록

• 간행물명

  JER [Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation]

• 간기

  격월간

• pISSN

  2288-176X

• eISSN

  2288-1778

• 수록기간

  2013~2026

• 등재여부

  SCOPUS,KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 517 DDC 613