Who to assess pain using Orem Self-Care Model

Introduction: self-care is an important tool in controlling pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. the aim of this study was to investigate who to assess pain using orem self-care model in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. methods: this was a descriptive aspect of a clinical trial performed on 60 patients with rheumatoid arthritis who referred to a private clinic in karaj. data collecting tools were a demographic questionnaire consisted of 19 questions and numeric pain rating scale. the data result was analyzed using spss version 19. less than 0.05 was considered significance. findings: the mean age was 44 years, 90% were married and 35% had diploma. anovs test with repeated measures showed a significant differences in three measures of pain in the intervention group, while in the control group, this difference was not significant (p=0.59). conclusion: conclusively, orem self-care model is effective in reducing pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.