TABLE 1.
Domain-categorized rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patient individual goals (n = 481)
| The bodily experience of RA n = 161 |
Achieving normalcy and wellness maintenance n = 134 |
Social connectedness and support n = 33 |
Interpersonal and systemic healthcare interactions n = 153 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maintain/improve function (31) | Self-efficacy (31) | Social support (13) | Patient-centred care (27) |
| General disease improvement (18) | Normalcy (25) | Social connection (9) | RA patient education improvement (26) |
| Pain improvement (18) | General well-being (20) | Awareness of RA (6) | Access to rheumatology care (18) |
| Energy improvement (17) | Employment (18) | RA peer support (5) | Sensitive care delivery (18) |
| Stay mobile (16) | Freedom (16) | Access to support services (14) | |
| Decrease medication side effects (9) | Improved mood (12) | Effective communication (13) | |
| Prevent progression (9) | Home life (9) | Good relationship with provider (10) | |
| Swelling improvement (8) | Reduce stress (3) | Early RA care improvement (8) | |
| Reduction in medication (7) | Care coordination improvement (7) | ||
| Stiffness Improvement (6) | Trust in provider (6) | ||
| Improve treatment (6) | Access to primary care (2) | ||
| Improvement in physical appearance (4) | Cost effective treatment (2) | ||
| Medication efficacy (4) | Equity in RA treatment access (2) | ||
| Sex and intimacy (3) | |||
| Fine motor skills improvement (2) | |||
| General health maintenance (2) | |||
| Remission (1) |