Daily Sedentary Behavior Predicts Pain and Affect in Knee Arthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sedentary behavior (SB), which has been linked with numerous adverse health outcomes, is prevalent among adults with osteoarthritis (OA). The associations between SB and daily physical and psychological health outcomes for OA patients, however, have received little attention.

Purpose

Using accelerometer and self-report data, the current study examined how the amount of time OA patients spent in SB was associated with their pain and affect in daily life, independent of physical activity.

Methods

Over 22 days, 143 older adults (mean age = 65 years) with knee OA wore an accelerometer to measure SB and physical activity, and also reported their pain and affect three times a day using a handheld computer. Multilevel analyses were conducted to examine the prospec

SUBMITTER: Zhaoyang R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6546935 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature