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Can talking in a group help ease arthritis pain?
Original Title
Personalized therapy in rheumatoid arthritis (PETRA): a protocol for a randomized controlled trial to test the effect of a psychological intervention in rheumatoid arthritis
doi:10.1186/s13063-023-07707-079%
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Methodology score · 79/100
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What’s the bottom line?
People with arthritis often feel more pain when stressed. This study taught them how to manage stress in a group, and measured if their pain, mood, and body inflammation got better over 18 months.
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Authors
Seizer L, Huber E, Schirmer M, Hilbert S, Wiest EM, Schubert C