Illness perception, coping styles impact hand osteoarthritis pain over time
Patients’ perception of their illness and coping styles may play a role in whether hand osteoarthritis pain improves or deteriorates over the long term, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.“Little is known about the course of hand OA pain over time and what determines this course,” Coen van der Meulen, MD, of Leiden University Medical Center, in the