Young people with arthritis rely heavily on their mums for support during times of change and uncertainty - despite claiming to be independent, according to new research from Arthritis Research UK.
Young people with inflammatory arthritis have to make tough decisions about whether to take powerful drugs that they may have to remain on for the rest of their lives.
But while they claim that they make these decisions themselves, new research from Newcastle University and published in Rheumatology reveals that their mothers 'played a particularly prominent role, providing cognitive practical and emotional support' and had a considerable influence on their sons' and daughters' treatment decisions.
