Purpose: This study was to understand the level of family support, self-efficacy and compliance and to examine the relationships of the above three variables in chronic arthritis. Method: The subjects of this study were 116 patients sampled among the limited population of outpatients and inpatients at Rheumatism Center of the H university hospital in S city. The research instruments used in this study were family support, self efficacy and compliance scale. In data analysis, SPSS 8.0 program was used. Result: 1. Family support and self-efficacy level were above the medium. 2. Compliance level was medificant. Conclusion: Rheumatism patients will be able to live satisfactorily if they gium. 3. The relation among the family support, self efficacy and compliance was signot a good education about efficient training program aimed at compliance.