Self-perceived weather sensitivity and joint pain in older people with osteoarthritis in six European countries: results from the European Project on OSteoArthritis (EPOSA)

Timmermans, Erik J.; van der Pas, Suzan; Sánchez-Martínez, Mercedes; Zambon, Sabina; Schaap, Laura A.; Peter, Richard; Pedersen, Nancy L.; Dennison, Elaine M.; Denkinger, Michael; Castell, Maria Victoria; Siviero, Paola; Herbolsheimer, Florian; Edwards, Mark H.; Otero, Ángel; Deeg, Dorly Jh H.

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BioMed Central, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 1(15), 2014

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-15-66

Springer (part of Springer Nature), European Geriatric Medicine, (4), p. S24

DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2013.07.078

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Self-perceived weather sensitivity and joint pain in older people with osteoarthritis in six European countries: results from the European Project on OSteoArthritis (EPOSA)

Journal article published in 2013 by Erik J. Timmermans, Suzan van der Pas, Mercedes Sánchez-Martínez, Sabina Zambon, Laura A. Schaap, Richard Peter, Nancy L. Pedersen, Elaine M. Dennison, Michael Denkinger

, Maria Victoria Castell, Paola Siviero, Florian Herbolsheimer, Mark H. Edwards, Ángel Otero, Dorly Jh H. Deeg

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Abstract Background People with osteoarthritis (OA) frequently report that their joint pain is influenced by weather conditions. This study aimed to examine whether there are differences in perceived joint pain between older people with OA who reported to be weather-sensitive versus those who did not in six European countries with different climates and to identify characteristics of older persons with OA that are most predictive of perceived weather sensitivity. Methods Baseline data from the European Project on OSteoArthritis (EPOSA) were used. ACR classification criteria were used to determine OA. Participants with OA were asked about their perception of weather as influencing their pain. Using a two-week follow-up pain calendar, average self-reported joint pain was assessed (range: 0 (no pain)-10 (greatest pain intensity)). Linear regression analyses, logistic regression analyses and an independent t-test were used. Analyses were adjusted for several confounders. Results The majority of participants with OA (67.2%) perceived the weather as affecting their pain. Weather-sensitive participants reported more pain than non-weather-sensitive participants (M = 4.1, SD = 2.4 versus M = 3.1, SD = 2.4; p

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Self-perceived weather sensitivity and joint pain in older people with osteoarthritis in six European countries: results from the European Project on OSteoArthritis (EPOSA)

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