Abstracts tagged "physical activity and social support"

Abstract Number: 2942 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dyadic Study of Partner Social Support for Physical Activity and Its Role in the Initiation and Maintenance of Increased Physical Activity Among Insufficiently Active People with Hip/Knee Osteoarthritis
Christine Rini¹, Derek Hales², Stephanie Bahorski², Mary Altpeter², Dana Carthron³, Ashley Phillips², Julie Upchurch², Ida Griesemer², Heather Wasser², Sandra Soto², Shelby Rimmler², Beyla Patel², Katrina Ellis² and Leigh F. Callahan⁴, ¹Biomedical Research, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, ²University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ³University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: People who increase their physical activity (PA) (e.g., in an intervention) typically return to a less active lifestyle within 3-6 months. Yet, the health…
Abstract Number: 846 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Social Support in Couples-Focused Physical Activity Interventions for People with Hip or Knee Osteoarthritis: What Kinds of Partner Support Are Associated with Increases in Physical Activity and Reductions in Sedentary Behavior?
Christine Rini¹, Liubov Arbeeva², Stephanie Bahorski², Cynthia Khan³, Rebekah Layton², Derek Hales², Julie Upchurch², Shelby Rimmler², Ida Griesemer², Mary Altpeter², Dana Carthron⁴, Todd Schwartz² and Leigh F. Callahan⁵, ¹Biomedical Research, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, ²University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ³Econometrica, Inc., Bethesda, MD, ⁴Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, ⁵Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Physical activity (PA) reduces joint symptoms in people with osteoarthritis (PWOA), but most PWOA get insufficient PA. They would benefit from small but sustained…