Managing osteoarthritis : helping the elderly maintain function and mobility.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Kass-Bartelmes, Barbara L.

Contributor:

United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Series:

Research in action (United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) ; issue #4.

AHRQ publication ; no. 02-0023.

Research in action ; issue #4

AHRQ pub. ; no. 02-0023

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Osteoarthritis--Rehabilitation--United States--Statistics.

Osteoarthritis.

Older people--Health and hygiene--Statistics.

Older people.

Osteoarthritis--rehabilitation.

Aged.

United States.

elderly.

Older people--Health and hygiene.

Medical Subjects:

Osteoarthritis--rehabilitation.

Aged.

United States.

Genre:

Statistics

Statistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Rockville, Md. : Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, [2002]

Summary:

Osteoarthritis is the most prevalent form of arthritis in the United States, affecting over 20 million adults. More than half of all people age 65, and over have evidence of osteoarthritis. It is the leading cause of disability in this age group. Research funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) indicates that treatment involving patient self-management, occupational therapy, pharmaceutical therapy, and surgery can reduce pain, maintain or improve joint mobility, and limit functional disability. AHRQ's research shows how elderly patients with osteoarthritis can: Become more active and responsible for their own care, make more informed decisions, help to control the costs of health care, and improve their quality of life.

Notes:

Title from PDF caption (viewed Jan. 19, 2005).

"May 2002."

Written by Barbara L. Kass-Bartelmes.

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

57626128