Bmc Musculoskel Dis
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Bmc Musculoskel Dis · Jan 2019
Multicenter StudyWithin-person pain variability and physical activity in older adults with osteoarthritis from six European countries.
This study examines the association of both pain severity and within-person pain variability with physical activity (PA) in older adults with osteoarthritis (OA). ⋯ 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.