Medication adherence and predictive factors among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A COM-B model guided structural equation modeling analysis.

Objective: To assess medication adherence of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and explore predictive factors under the guidance of the Capability, Opportunity and Motivation to Behavior (COM-B) model.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 221 RA patients conveniently recruited from rheumatology outpatient clinics of a university-affiliated hospital in China. Data about patients' sociodemographic and disease characteristics, medication adherence, functional disability, social support, beliefs about medicines, self-efficacy, and depression were collected via self-administered questionnaires.

Predictors of Self-care Among Chinese Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: A Situation-Specific Theory-Guided Structural Equation Model Analysis.

Background: Self-care is important for improving the health outcomes of individuals with chronic heart failure (CHF). However, predictors of self-care behaviors remain unclear in Chinese society.

Objective: The aims of this study were to explore predictors of self-care in Chinese patients with CHF and clarify the complex relationships between predictors and self-care behaviors guided by the Situation-Specific Theory of Heart Failure Self-Care.

Knowledge and Attitudes toward Dementia among Undergraduate Health Professional Students in China: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Dementia is a huge burden to the economic and health care system in China. As the next generation of health care providers, undergraduate health professional students play a pivotal role in caring for dementia patients during their clinical placements and in independent practice. Nevertheless, they may not be adequately prepared to care for patients with dementia by their undergraduate programs.

Health-Related Quality of Life Among Chinese Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Predictive Roles of Fatigue, Functional Disability, Self-Efficacy, and Social Support.

Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important outcome measure in chronic diseases like rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, there is a paucity of literature from mainland China on HRQoL and factors that influence it in people with RA.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess HRQoL and to determine which factors, based on the Wilson and Cleary model, contribute to the prediction of HRQoL among persons with RA in mainland China.

Pain experiences and self-management strategies among middle-aged and older adults with arthritis.

Aims And Objectives: The purposes were (1) to explore pain experiences and the use and perceived effectiveness of pain self-management methods among middle-aged and older adults with osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis in mainland China and (2) to compare those with diagnoses of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Background: Prior research has suggested that pain is a major concern for people with arthritis. However, studies systematically investigating pain experiences and self-management status of arthritis patients are scarce in mainland China.

Health-related quality of life among pregnant women with and without depression in Hubei, China.

The role of prenatal depression on physical and mental health among women in mainland China has not been previously investigated. The aim of this research was to (a) calculate the prevalence of depression during pregnancy, (b) explore the relationship between depression sample characteristics and quality of life and (c) identify predictors of physical and mental health among pregnant women. This study was designed as a cross-sectional and exploratory survey.