The Influence of Weather Conditions on Joint Pain in Older People with Osteoarthritis: Results from the European Project on OSteoArthritis
| Autor: | Suzan van der Pas, Mark H. Edwards, Stefania Maggi, Florian Herbolsheimer, Laura A. Schaap, Richard Peter, Maria Victoria Castell, Rocío Queipo, Paola Siviero, Erik J. Timmermans, Nancy L. Pedersen, Federica Limongi, Dorly J. H. Deeg, Michael Denkinger, Elaine M. Dennison, Mercedes Sánchez-Martínez |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Nutrition and Health, EMGO+ - Quality of Care, Epidemiology and Data Science, EMGO - Quality of care |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Multivariate analysis Immunology Population Osteoarthritis Environment Risk Assessment Severity of Illness Index Cohort Studies Sex Factors Rheumatology Severity of illness Immunology and Allergy Medicine Humans education Geriatric Assessment Weather Aged Pain Measurement Aged 80 and over education.field_of_study Analgesics business.industry Confounding Age Factors Temperature Humidity Pain Perception medicine.disease Arthralgia Circadian Rhythm Europe Joint pain Multivariate Analysis Physical therapy Regression Analysis Female medicine.symptom business Risk assessment Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Rheumatology, 42(10), 1885-1892. Journal of Rheumatology Timmermans, E J, Schaap, L A, Herbolsheimer, F, Dennison, E M, Maggi, S, Pedersen, N L, Castell, M V, Denkinger, M D, Edwards, M H, Limongi, F, Sanchez-Martinez, M, Siviero, P, Queipo, R, Peter, R, van der Pas, S & Deeg, D J H 2015, ' The Influence of Weather Conditions on Joint Pain in Older People with Osteoarthritis: Results from the European Project on OSteoArthritis ', Journal of Rheumatology, vol. 42, no. 10, pp. 1885-1892 . https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.141594 |
| ISSN: | 0315-162X |
| Popis: | Objective.This study examined whether daily weather conditions, 3-day average weather conditions, and changes in weather conditions influence joint pain in older people with osteoarthritis (OA) in 6 European countries.Methods.Data from the population-based European Project on OSteoArthritis were used. The American College of Rheumatology classification criteria were used to diagnose OA in older people (65–85 yrs). After the baseline interview, at 6 months, and after the 12–18 months followup interview, joint pain was assessed using 2-week pain calendars. Daily values for temperature, precipitation, atmospheric pressure, relative humidity, and wind speed were obtained from local weather stations. Multilevel regression modelling was used to examine the pain-weather associations, adjusted for several confounders.Results.The study included 810 participants with OA in the knee, hand, and/or hip. After adjustment, there were significant associations of joint pain with daily average humidity (B = 0.004, p < 0.01) and 3-day average humidity (B = 0.004, p = 0.01). A significant interaction effect was found between daily average humidity and temperature on joint pain. The effect of humidity on pain was stronger in relatively cold weather conditions. Changes in weather variables between 2 consecutive days were not significantly associated with reported joint pain.Conclusion.The associations between pain and daily average weather conditions suggest that a causal relationship exist between joint pain and weather variables, but the associations between day-to-day weather changes and pain do not confirm causation. Knowledge about the relationship between joint pain in OA and weather may help individuals with OA, physicians, and therapists to better understand and manage fluctuations in pain. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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