TITLE:
Effects of a Nurse-Led Educational Intervention for Chinese Adult Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: A Case-Control Study
AUTHORS:
Bishan Cai, Tiantian Xin, Aizhen Yan, Luna Wu, Li Wang
KEYWORDS:
Nurse-Led Interventions, Psoriatic Arthristis, Chinese Patients, Case-Control Study
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Nursing,
Vol.6 No.2,
February
22,
2016
ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an individual nurse-led educational intervention for patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). This was a case-control study. The case group consisted of six individual educational sessions delivered by a nurse. A total of 40 patients with PsA joined in this study: the case group (n = 20) and the control group (n = 18). After a 6-week intervention, the case group had significantly better management for the severity of arthritis symptoms (p