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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53744#.VNHHdCzQrzE Author(s)    Tine Mechlenborg Kristiansen 1* , Rasmus Antoft 2 , Jette Primdahl 3,4 , Kim Hørslev Petersen 3,4   Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Medicine and Health Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark . 2 Department of Sociology and Social Work, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark . 3 Kong Chr. X’s Hospital of Rheumatic Diseases, Graasten, Denmark . 4 Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark . ABSTRACT Drawing on a social phenomenological perspective in the sociology of everyday life, this ethno-graphic field study explores different ways in which women with rheumatoid arthritis perceive participation in a patient education programme as significant to their everyday lives. In particular, there are three ways in which this participation is perceived as significant to e...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=48514#.VDtOlVfHRK0 Author(s)    Ahmad E. Aboshaiqah Affiliation(s) College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA . ABSTRACT Background: Depression contributes to an increased medical morbidity and mortality among patients with chronic medical illnesses. The purpose of this study was to investigate correlates of depression among patients diagnosed with chronic illnesses in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross sectional survey using 412 patients diagnosed with chronic illnesses has been used to collected data in regards to depressive symptoms, psychological distress, coping, and life satisfaction. Results: 25.2% of the patients reported that they had mo...