RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS-AIDS & EQUIPMENT

SUMMARY

1. Walking aids: SPS, walker, mobility scooter

2. Dressing: button-aid, leg-lifter, shoe-horn, sock-aid

3. Showering: hand-held shower

4. Toileting: bottom-wiper, over-toilet aid

5. Utensils: can-opener, bottle/jar-opener, scoop-dish, kettle-tipper, plate-guard

6. Grooming: hair-washer, toe-washer

7. Cooking (built-up) utensils: anchor pad

8. Medications: pill-crusher, pill dispenser

Reference(s)

Wilkinson, I., Furmedge, D. and Sinharay, R. (2017). Oxford handbook of clinical medicine. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Get it on Amazon.
Feather, A., Randall, D. and Waterhouse, M. (2020). Kumar And Clark’s Clinical Medicine. 10th ed. S.L.: Elsevier Health Sciences. Get it on Amazon.
Hannaman, R. A., Bullock, L., Hatchell, C. A., & Yoffe, M. (2016). Internal medicine review core curriculum, 2017-2018. CO Springs, CO: MedStudy.
Therapeutic Guidelines. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited. https://www.tg.org.au [Accessed 2021].