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S R Rapp1, W J Rejeski, M E Miller
1Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 1 Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
Objective:
To evaluate the association between pain coping skills and disability among older adults with knee pain.
Methods:
Baseline measures from 394 older adults with knee pain and disability who participated in a 30-month observational study were analyzed. Pain coping skills were correlated with self-reported disability and walking distance after controlling for covariates of disability.
Results:
Pain coping skills were significantly associated with disability (P < 0.05) and distance walked (P < 0.05). Less catastrophic thinking and prayer, greater ignoring and reinterpretation of pain sensations, and stronger perceptions of pain control were associated with less disability and better physical function.
Conclusion:
Pain coping skills used by older adults with osteoarthritis and knee pain may play a significant role in determining disability.
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