Table 2 Fears of people living with RA reported in the analyzed articles
From: Fears and beliefs of people living with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic literature review
Fears | Articles N (% of the 32 articles reporting fears) a | Total number of patients | N (%) of studies recruiting participants in Europe in each category/ Number of patients recruited in Europe | N (%) of studies recruiting participants in North America / Number of patients recruited in North America | N (%) of studies recruiting participants outside Europe and North America / Number of patients recruited outside Europe and North America |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fears related to pharmacological therapy | 16 (50.0) | 1085 | 13 (81.3) / 867 (760 in UK, 101 in Netherlands, 6 in Sweden) | 2 (12.5) /78 (60 in Canada, 18 USA) | 1(6.2)/140 (140 in Egypt) |
Fear of consequences of disease in the future and disability | 9 (28.1) | 1049 | 6 (66.7) / 707 (460 in UK, 199 in Greece, 48 in Sweden) | 1 (11.1)/ 30 (30 in USA) | 2 (22.2) /312 (101 in United Arab Emirates, 211 in Australia) |
Fears related to pregnancy and parenting role | 3 (9.4) | 211 | 3 (100.0) / 211 (102 in UK, 25 in France, 84 in Netherlands) | – | – |
Fear of falling | 3 (9.4) | 5172 | 1(33.3)/48 (48 in Sweden) | 1 (33.3) / 128 (128 in USA) | 1 (33.3) / 4996 (4996 in Japan) |
Fear of exercise related injury/ fear of exercise increasing RA symptoms | 3 (9.4) | 4289 | 3 (100.0) / 4289 (4283 in Sweden, 6 in UK) | – | – |
Fear to disturb other people | 2 (6.3) | 38 | 1 (50.0)/ 8 (8 in UK) | 1 (50.0) / 30 (30 in USA) | – |
Fear of infections | 2 (6.3) | 54 | 2(100.0)/ 54 (48 in Sweden, 6 in UK) | – | – |
Fear of negative evaluation from other people due to appearance | 1 (3.1) | 89 | 1 (100.0)/89 (89 in UK) | – | – |