TY - JOUR
T1 - Correlates of physical activity in persons with arthritis
T2 - Review and recommendations
AU - Wilcox, Sara
AU - Ananian, Cheryl Der
AU - Sharpe, Patricia A.
AU - Robbins, Jennifer
AU - Brady, Theresa
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was funded by a grant from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Association of Schools of Public Health, project #S2109-22/22. The views expressed in this article are not the official views of the CDC or the Association of Schools of Public Health.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2005 Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc.
PY - 2005/4
Y1 - 2005/4
N2 - Background: Physical activity (PA) is important for arthritis self-management. A better understanding of the PA correlates in persons with arthritis will help inform interventions. Methods: Computer searches were conducted on PubMed, PsychInfo, Current Contents, and Cinahl databases. Reference lists of extracted articles were also searched. Thirty-six studies published between 1976 and February 2004 met inclusion criteria. Results: PA correlates are presented for sociodemographic, psychological, health-related, social, and environmental categories. Self-efficacy, perceived benefits and barriers, mental well-being, prior PA, and pain received the most consistent support as PA correlates, whereas sociodemographic, social, and environmental variables were the least studied. Too few studies were conducted to allow comparisons across arthritis type or study design. Conclusions: We recommend that additional qualitative research be conducted to understand factors influencing PA in persons with arthritis. Prospective studies, particularly in the context of a PA program or intervention, would also be useful to better understand how barriers and enablers change over time.
AB - Background: Physical activity (PA) is important for arthritis self-management. A better understanding of the PA correlates in persons with arthritis will help inform interventions. Methods: Computer searches were conducted on PubMed, PsychInfo, Current Contents, and Cinahl databases. Reference lists of extracted articles were also searched. Thirty-six studies published between 1976 and February 2004 met inclusion criteria. Results: PA correlates are presented for sociodemographic, psychological, health-related, social, and environmental categories. Self-efficacy, perceived benefits and barriers, mental well-being, prior PA, and pain received the most consistent support as PA correlates, whereas sociodemographic, social, and environmental variables were the least studied. Too few studies were conducted to allow comparisons across arthritis type or study design. Conclusions: We recommend that additional qualitative research be conducted to understand factors influencing PA in persons with arthritis. Prospective studies, particularly in the context of a PA program or intervention, would also be useful to better understand how barriers and enablers change over time.
KW - Arthritis self-management
KW - Environmental factors
KW - Exercise
KW - Psychological factors
KW - Social factors
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U2 - 10.1123/jpah.2.2.230
DO - 10.1123/jpah.2.2.230
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33747891720
SN - 1543-3080
VL - 2
SP - 230
EP - 252
JO - Journal of Physical Activity and Health
JF - Journal of Physical Activity and Health
IS - 2
ER -