Symptom Appraisal and Help-Seeking Among Patients With Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases: A Qualitative Study
Authors' conclusion
The symptom appraisal and help-seeking journey of patients with ARDs is an iterative process of detection, interpretation, and response, and is influenced by various personal and socioenvironmental factors.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) in a multiethnic urban Asian population
- Participants
- 33 patients
- Outcome
- Symptom appraisal and help-seeking experience and its influencing factors
Methodological detailssemistructured interviews, deductive and inductive coding
- Semistructured interviews
- Deductive and inductive coding
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- All 3 stages of symptom appraisal and help-seeking observed: detection (by self and by others), interpretation (causes, consequences, required actions) and response (no action, self-management, help from nonhealthcare professionals, help from healthcare professionals)
- Interactions among stages: interpretation influenced subsequent detection; outcome of response influenced subsequent detection and interpretation
- Various personal and socioenvironmental factors (eg, knowledge and cultural beliefs about the symptom) influenced symptom appraisal and help-seeking
Original publication
Symptom Appraisal and Help-Seeking Among Patients With Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases: A Qualitative Study. J Rheumatol. Published 15 August 2023. doi:10.
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