Associations of Arthritis-Attributable Interference with Routine Life Activities: A Modifiable Source of Compromised Quality-of-Life.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Arthritis patients experience the impact of disease beyond routinely assessed clinical measures. We characterized arthritis-attributable interference in four important routine life domains: 1) recreation/leisure/hobbies; 2) household chores; 3) errands/shopping; and 4) social activities.

Methods

Participants were from the Arthritis Conditions Health Effects Survey (2005-2006), a cross-sectional survey of noninstitutionalized US adults 45 years or older with doctor-diagnosed arthritis (n = 1793). We estimated the prevalence of "a lot" of arthritis-attributable interference and quantified the associations between sociodemographic, clinical, and psychological characteristics and "a lot" of arthritis-attributable interference (vs "a little" or "none") in each domain us

SUBMITTER: Theis KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6857987 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature