Fear of Movement and Associated Factors Among Adults With Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the frequency of and factors associated with fear of movement (FOM) among patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (KOA), using the new Brief Fear of Movement (BFOM) measure.

Methods

Participants (n = 350) enrolled in a clinical trial completed the BFOM scale prior to randomization. The relationships of BFOM with the following characteristics were examined: age, sex, race, education, pain and activities of daily living (ADL) subscales of the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), knee symptom duration, depressive symptoms (8-item Patient Health Questionnaire [PHQ-8]), history of falls and knee injury, family history of knee problems, self-efficacy for exercise (SEE), and unilateral balance test. A proportional odds logistic regression

SUBMITTER: Gunn AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6020682 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature