Abstracts tagged "disability and osteoarthritis"

Abstract Number: 2634 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
Physical Disability, Perceived Dependence and Depression in Older Women with Osteoarthriti
Kisoo Park¹, Monique A. Gignac² and E. M. Badley³, ¹Preventive Medicine and Institute of health science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea, ²Divison of Health Care & Outcomes Research, Arthritis Community Research and Evaluation Unit , Toronto Western Research Institute and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Division of Health Care and Outcomes Research,Toronto Western Research Institute; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Older women with osteoarthritis (OA) often report difficulty with tasks and needing to rely on others for assistance. In addition, depressed mood has been…