Could Activity Modifications Indicate Physical Decline Among Adults With Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Mobility activity modifications indicate early functional losses that act as precursors to future declines among community-dwelling older adults. However, there is scarce evidence on whether activity modifications indicate poorer physical health among adults with symptomatic osteoarthritis, a major cause of disability. Our purpose was to investigate whether patient-reported mobility activity modifications indicated poorer physical health among adults with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.

Design

Secondary cross-sectional analysis of randomized trial data was performed. Preclinical Disability Questionnaire was used to group participants into the following three categories: difficulty, modified, and no difficulty walking/stair climbing. Kruskal Wallis and χ tests wer

SUBMITTER: Lee AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5771810 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature