Black American older adults' motivation to engage in osteoarthritis treatment recommendations for pain self-management: A mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Osteoarthritis is a long-term condition, and four core treatments are recommended to minimize the interference of pain and symptoms on their daily function. However, older Black Americans have traditionally been at a disadvantage in regard to knowledge of and engagement in chronic disease self-management and self-care. Surprisingly, minimal research has addressed understanding motivational factors key to self-management behaviors. Thus, it is important to understand if older Black Americans' self-management is supported by current recommendations for the management of symptomatic osteoarthritis and what factors limit or motivate engagement in recommended treatments.

Objective

Our objectives are to: (1) identify stage of engagement in four core recommended treatmen

SUBMITTER: Booker S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7314646 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature