Pullar T, Capell H A, Millar A, Brooks R G
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1982 Dec 4;285(6355):1629-31. doi: 10.1136/bmj.285.6355.1629.
Seventy-eight patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis were asked about money spent in an attempt to help their arthritis. This included expenditure on alternative medicine, aids for the home, and conventional medicine. Most money was spent on, and most benefit was derived from, aids for the home. Sixty per cent of the patients had tried alternative medicine, but expenditure on this was relatively low and only a small proportion found it helpful.
研究人员询问了78名血清阳性类风湿性关节炎患者为缓解病情所花费的金钱。这包括在替代疗法、家居辅助器具和传统药物方面的支出。大部分金钱花在了家居辅助器具上，且大部分益处也源自于此。60%的患者尝试过替代疗法，但这方面的支出相对较少，只有一小部分患者觉得它有帮助。
