TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical activity, physical disability, and osteoarthritic pain in older adults
AU - Hopman-Rock, Marijke
AU - Kraaimaat, Floris W.
AU - Bijlsma, Johannes W.J.
AU - HopmanRock, M.
PY - 1996/1/1
Y1 - 1996/1/1
N2 - The relationship between the frequency (chronic, episodic, and sporadic) of arthritic pain in the hip and/or knee, other illness-related variables, physical disability, and a physically active lifestyle was analyzed in community-living subjects aged 55 to 74 years (N = 306). We tested the hypothesis that a physically active lifestyle is a mediating variable in the relationship between pain frequency and physical disability. Physical activity was measured with a structured interview method, and physical disability was measured with the Sickness Impact Profile. A stepwise regression model with demographic data, pain frequency, illness-related variables (such as radiological osteoarthritis and pain severity), and lifestyle variables explained 45% of the variance in physical disability; lifestyle variables explained 7% of the variance in physical disability. Our results support the hypothesis that a physically active lifestyle (in particular, sport activity) is a mediator in the relation between the frequency of pain and physical disability.
AB - The relationship between the frequency (chronic, episodic, and sporadic) of arthritic pain in the hip and/or knee, other illness-related variables, physical disability, and a physically active lifestyle was analyzed in community-living subjects aged 55 to 74 years (N = 306). We tested the hypothesis that a physically active lifestyle is a mediating variable in the relationship between pain frequency and physical disability. Physical activity was measured with a structured interview method, and physical disability was measured with the Sickness Impact Profile. A stepwise regression model with demographic data, pain frequency, illness-related variables (such as radiological osteoarthritis and pain severity), and lifestyle variables explained 45% of the variance in physical disability; lifestyle variables explained 7% of the variance in physical disability. Our results support the hypothesis that a physically active lifestyle (in particular, sport activity) is a mediator in the relation between the frequency of pain and physical disability.
KW - Aged
KW - Lifestyle
KW - Osteoarthritis
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.4.4.324
DO - https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.4.4.324
M3 - Article
SN - 1063-8652
VL - 4
SP - 324
EP - 337
JO - Journal of aging and physical activity
JF - Journal of aging and physical activity
IS - 4
ER -