Reasons to stop drinking alcohol among patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Sweden: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:The aims were to identify patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who had stopped drinking alcohol and compare them with patients drinking alcohol, and to explore reasons for stopping drinking alcohol. DESIGN:A sequential explanatory mixed methods design was used. SETTING:Six rheumatology clinics in Southern Sweden Better Anti-Rheumatic FarmacOTherapy cohort. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 1509 patients completed the questions about alcohol and were included in the study. 86 of these had stopped drinking alcohol and 72 responded to the open question and their answers were analysed with qualitative content analysis. OUTCOME MEASURES:The quantitative data were from a cross-sectional survey assessing disease severity, physical function (Health Assessment Questionnaire, HAQ) and health-rel

SUBMITTER: Larsson I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6303608 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature