Pain catastrophizing affects stair climbing ability in individuals with knee osteoarthritis

• Published in: Clinical rheumatology Vol. 39; no. 4; pp. 1257 - 1264
• Main Authors: Suzuki, Yusuke, Iijima, Hirotaka, Aoyama, Tomoki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Springer London 01.04.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Activities of Daily Living; Aged; Arthritis; Catastrophization - physiopathology; Climbing; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Knee; Knee Joint - physiopathology; Logistic Models; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Original Article; Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis, Knee - physiopathology; Osteoarthritis, Knee - rehabilitation; Pain; Pain - complications; Population studies; Range of Motion, Articular; Regression analysis; Rehabilitation; Rheumatology; Sensitivity analysis; Stair Climbing; Walking; Stair climbing; Activities of daily living; Knee osteoarthritis; Pain catastrophizing; Cross-sectional study

Objective The association between pain catastrophizing and ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL) requiring weight bearing, in particular stair climbing, standing from a seated position, and walking, in individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA) is unclear. This study aimed to investigat...