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Arthritis Self-Management: A Study of the Effectiveness of Patient Education for the Elderly
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Family MedicinePain TherapyPain DisordersPain MedicineDisabilityOrthopedic Physical TherapySelf-care InterventionOrthopaedic SurgeryInflammatory ArthritisPrimary CareChronic Disease ManagementChronic Musculoskeletal ConditionPain ManagementHealth Services ResearchRheumatoid ArthritisHealth SciencesRheumatologyGeriatricsRheumatic DiseasesRehabilitationMusculoskeletal PainPain ResearchNursingSignificant GainsHundred PeopleAge GroupPatient EducationOsteopathic MedicineMedicine
Two hundred people aged 55 to 94 with arthritis participated in a 12-hour community-based, lay-led arthritis self-management course. Participants in the 55–74 age group showed significant gains in knowledge and decreases in pain for 20 months and in disability for 8 months. Participants in the 75–94 age group also increased their knowledge for 20 months and decreased their pain and number of visits to physicians for 8 months.