The goal of this study is to learn about the long-term effects of integrated care approach in persons over the age of 20 who take part in integrated care approach to treat their rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The main question is to explore whether adding the integrated care approach into routine care can lower pro-inflammatory cytokines and depressive symptom in RA persons over age 20 when taken long-term to treat RA?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
67
To assess the long-term effects of integrated case management model involving traditional Chinese medicine (CM-TCM) model. The persons participating will be invited to enroll in this stage, and they will be assigned to receive either the usual care or a usual care plus integrated 3-month CM-TCM
Dalin Tzuchi Hospital
Chiayi City, Taiwan
cytokines
Serum cytokine levels contained interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1, IL-17 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha,
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 weeks"
depressive symptom
It is measured by self-reported scale
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 weeks"
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