How to Care for Someone With Rheumatoid Arthritis WisdomCard™

  1. Everyday Health: Rheumatoid Arthritis Caregiving | Rheumatoid Arthritis: 10 Tips for the Caregiver everydayhealth.com - Rheumatoid Arthritis: 10 Tips for the Caregiver
  2. All About Arthritis: Your Role as an Arthritis Caregiver | Become a Better Arthritis Caregiver: Educate Yourself about Arthritis allaboutarthritis.com - Become a Better Arthritis Caregiver: Educate Yourself about Arthritis
  3. About.com: Caregiving and Arthritis - Information on Care Needs for Caregivers arthritis.about.com - Caregiving and Arthritis - Information on Care Needs for Caregivers
  4. WebMD: Caregiving Guide webmd.com - Caregiving Guide
  5. National Institute on Aging: Caregivers Guide nia.nih.gov - Caregivers Guide
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Research Notes on How to Care for Someone With Rheumatoid Arthritis


There are a number of things to know about when you are caregiving for rheumatoid arthritis. First, it is important to become educated about rheumatoid arthritis and the medications used to treat the condition.1 Caregiving for rheumatoid arthritis may include picking up prescriptions at the pharmacy, helping with housework, or helping the patient relieve pain.2

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  • Rheumatoid arthritis caregivers should seek support from other caregivers or rheumatoid arthritis support groups.1
  • The type of care a rheumatoid arthritis patient will require varies from person to person.2
  • It is time to find a professional caregiver for rheumatoid arthritis when the patient can not meet their own needs and family members are beginning to feel burned out from helping.3


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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Everyday Health: Rheumatoid Arthritis: 10 Tips for the Caregiver
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 All About Arthritis: Your Role as an Arthritis Caregiver
  3. ↑ Everyday Health: Rheumatoid Arthritis Caregiving

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