TY - JOUR
T1 - Daily spousal influence on physical activity in knee osteoarthritis
AU - Martire, Lynn M.
AU - Stephens, Mary Ann Parris
AU - Mogle, Jacqueline
AU - Schulz, Richard
AU - Brach, Jennifer
AU - Keefe, Francis J.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments This research was supported in part by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (R01 AG026010).
PY - 2013/4
Y1 - 2013/4
N2 - Background: Physical activity is critical for the management of knee osteoarthritis, and the spouse may play a role in encouraging or discouraging physical activity. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine four types of spousal influence - spouses' daily activity, autonomy support, pressure, and persuasion - on the daily physical activity of adults living with knee osteoarthritis. Methods: A total of 141 couples reported their daily experiences for 22 days using a handheld computer and wore an accelerometer to measure moderate activity and steps. Results: Spouses' autonomy support for patient physical activity, as well as their own level of activity, was concurrently associated with patients' greater daily moderate activity and steps. In addition, on days when male patients perceived that spouses exerted more pressure to be active, they spent less time in moderate activity. Conclusions: Couple-oriented interventions for knee osteoarthritis should target physical activity in both partners and spousal strategies for helping patients stay active.
AB - Background: Physical activity is critical for the management of knee osteoarthritis, and the spouse may play a role in encouraging or discouraging physical activity. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine four types of spousal influence - spouses' daily activity, autonomy support, pressure, and persuasion - on the daily physical activity of adults living with knee osteoarthritis. Methods: A total of 141 couples reported their daily experiences for 22 days using a handheld computer and wore an accelerometer to measure moderate activity and steps. Results: Spouses' autonomy support for patient physical activity, as well as their own level of activity, was concurrently associated with patients' greater daily moderate activity and steps. In addition, on days when male patients perceived that spouses exerted more pressure to be active, they spent less time in moderate activity. Conclusions: Couple-oriented interventions for knee osteoarthritis should target physical activity in both partners and spousal strategies for helping patients stay active.
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U2 - 10.1007/s12160-012-9442-x
DO - 10.1007/s12160-012-9442-x
M3 - Article
C2 - 23161472
AN - SCOPUS:84879421394
SN - 0883-6612
VL - 45
SP - 213
EP - 223
JO - Annals of Behavioral Medicine
JF - Annals of Behavioral Medicine
IS - 2
ER -