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<< Tillbaka| Överskrift | Self-management of osteoarthritis. |
|---|---|
| Upplaga | Mar;6(1) |
| Sidor | 17-22 |
| Överskrift | Self-management of osteoarthritis. |
| Beskrivning | Osteoarthritis is the most prevalent activity-limiting condition among older persons. In addition to, or instead of, taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, people use a variety of activities to manage their osteoarthritis. This study describes the self-management methods reported by 61 participants aged 60 years or older assessed on two occasions 8 months apart. A questionnaire was developed to assess levels of use of 10 self-management methods including low-impact activity, rest, range-of-motion exercises, relaxation, heat (or cold), taking medication, joint protection, massage, splints, and any other activity. On a typical day, participants used about four of these activities to manage osteoarthritis symptoms, and significantly more on a day that their arthritis was worse than usual. Three self-management scales were formed from groups of activities suggested by factor analysis (medication taking, typical management, and worse-day passive management) that demonstrated adequate internal consistency and stability across the two assessments. The findings are discussed in terms of the importance of developing a brief measure of osteoarthritis self-management, and the substantial individual variation in subsets of methods used. |
| Källa | Arthritis Care Res |
| Publicerad | 1993 |
| Författare | Birskovich SF, Davidson JM., Foster L, Glasgow RE, Hampson SE, Lines A., Sutcliffe MC, Zeiss AM |