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ObjectivesTo describe the prevalence of joint stiffness and associated comorbidities in community‐living older adults and to determine whether joint stiffness, independent of pain, contributes to new and worsening disability.
DesignPopulation‐based cohort.
SettingUrban and suburban communities in the Boston, Massachusetts, area.
ParticipantsAdults aged 70 and older (N = 765) underwent a baseline...
Aim of the present observational study was to evaluate the association between daily pain and incident disability in elderly subjects living in the community. We used data from the AgeD in HOme Care (AD-HOC) project, a 1 year longitudinal study enrolling subjects aged 65 or older receiving home care in 11 European countries. Daily pain was defined as any type of pain or discomfort in any part of the...
The proportion of people 65 years of age and older who report musculoskeletal pain and physical disability is high. The main objective of this study was to determine whether physical disability was associated with the presence of musculoskeletal pain in a sample of senior citizens. Self-administered questionnaires were sent to a sample of 1306 community-dwelling senior citizens in London, Ontario,...
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