DETERMINATION OF FUTURE HEALTH-STATUS EXPECTATION IN RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS

While examining the relationship between, neuroticism, somatic factors and future health status expectation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pat ients, the present study found a considerable level of pessimism in pa tients, which may be related to perceived limitation of the quality of life. However, psychosocial disposition (i.e., neuroticism) did not p rove to be a crucial factor by which RA patients assessed their future health status expectation. These results may be important in future t reatment procedures. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Inc.