Categories | Subcategories |
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Patient-Initiated Follow-Up do not affect patients’ perceived support in disease control | • Patients are confident in monitoring own arthritis • Time freed up for patients • Experience of trust in access to professional support whenever needed |
Information is valued by patients to delineate responsibilities in a new patient role | • Patients perceived uncertainty in the transition • Confusion experienced about distribution of responsibilities |
Patients need both extended perspectives of their arthritis and focused dialogue | • Focused dialogue involves the patient • Expressed need for professional perspectives from both a rheumatologist and a nurse in managing own health |