Correlates of Physical Activity in Persons with Arthritis: Review and Recommendations

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...

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Published in:Journal of physical activity & health 2005-04, Vol.2 (2), p.230-252
Main Authors: Wilcox, Sara, Der Ananian, Cheryl, Sharpe, Patricia A., Robbins, Jennifer, Brady, Theresa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arthritis
Exercise
Qualitative research
Sociodemographics
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1543-3080
1543-5474
DOI:10.1123/jpah.2.2.230