Frailty modifies the intervention effect of chair yoga on pain among older adults with lower extremity osteoarthritis: Secondary analysis of a nonpharmacological intervention trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In an 8-week nonpharmacological pain intervention trial among older adults with lower extremity osteoarthritis (OA), we aimed to examine: a) the baseline frailty level of the participants; b) whether such intervention is more beneficial for baseline frailer older adults than for their counterparts with less frailty; and c) whether the intervention could also alter frailty.

Methods

Participants were randomly assigned to either chair yoga (CY) or health education program (HEP) groups and attended twice-weekly 45-minute CY or HEP sessions for 8 weeks. Following a standard procedure, 82 variables were used to construct a frailty index (FI, 0-1). Primary outcomes were: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) pain and pain interference. Linear mixed-effects mod

SUBMITTER: Park J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7438234 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature