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Predictors Of The Use Of Physical Therapy Services Among Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis, Maura D. Iversen, Ritu K. Chhabriya, Nancy Shadick

Maura Daly Iversen

Background. Although physical therapy is a proven and recommended intervention for managing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), few studies have explored correlates of physical therapy service use among people with RA. Objective. The purposes of this study were: (1) to describe physical therapy use among people with RA and (2) to identify biopsychosocial factors associated with physical therapy use. It was expected that use of physical therapy services would be lower than previously reported, considering recent medical advancements, and that including contextual factors may lead to identification of new factors associated with physical therapy use. Design. This was a cohort study. Methods. …