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Does dysfunctional coping mediate the relationship between illness beliefs and depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis?
Does dysfunctional coping mediate the relationship between illness beliefs and depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis?
Dysfunctional coping strategies mediate the relationship between illness beliefs and depression in hospitalized rheumatoid arthritis patients.
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Supports coping assessment in RA with maladaptive beliefs; leaves open whether interventions reduce depression.
Ziarko et al. (2014) studied this question.
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