Within-person pain variability and physical activity in older adults with osteoarthritis from six European countries.

Erik J TimmermansElisa J de KoningNatasja M van SchoorSuzan van der PasMichael D DenkingerElaine M DennisonStefania MaggiNancy L PedersenÁngel OteroRichard PeterCyrus CooperPaola SivieroMaria Victoria CastellFlorian HerbolsheimerMark EdwardsFederica LimongiDorly J H DeegLaura A Schaap

Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2019)

Greater pain severity and less pain variability are associated with less PA in older adults with OA. These associations are different for men and women. The observed sex differences in the various associations should be studied in more detail and need replication in future research.

Keyphrases

physical activity
chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
rheumatoid arthritis
knee osteoarthritis
spinal cord injury
depressive symptoms
sleep quality