The tendency to" catastrophize" during painful stimulation contributes to more intense pain
experience and increased emotional distress. Catastrophizing has been broadly conceived …

This review is a critical summary of research examining gender variations in clinical pain
experience. Gender-comparative pain research was identified through Medline and Psychlit …

OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this study was to identify associations between specific
medical conditions in the elderly and limitations in functional tasks; to compare risks of …

Objective.—To determine the effects of structured exercise programs on self-reported
disability in older adults with knee osteoarthritis. Setting and Degign.—A randomized, single …

OBJECTIVES: This article synthesizes and assesses current evidence about the importance
of physical disability to older adults. It then considers the applications of research findings to …

One hundred and sixty-eight patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knees participated in this
study. Of the participants, 72 were men and 96 were women. All participants completed the …

Improvements in life expectancy in the twentieth century have resulted from major declines
in mortality at younger ages, but it is less well recognized that mortality declines at older …

Few studies have specifically examined trajectories of functional health status or estimated
the extent to which they are influenced by childhood health and socioeconomic conditions …

Background and aims: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) assessment is receiving
increasing attention as an outcome measure in osteoarthritis (OA). The aims of this study …

There is substantial evidence that physical disability results from chronic diseases and that
the number of chronic diseases is associated with the presence and severity of disability …