Abstract
Methods
A cross-sectional sample with 33,071 US adults, 45 years or older with physician-diagnosed arthritis was obtained from 2007
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey. We conducted negative binomial regression analysis to examine HRQOL as
a function of adherence to physical activity guidelines controlling for physicians’ recommendations for physical activity,
age, sex, race, education, marital status, employment, annual income, health insurance, personal physician, emotional support,
body mass index, activity limitations, health status, and co-morbidities based on Behavioral Model of Health Services Utilization.
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey. We conducted negative binomial regression analysis to examine HRQOL as
a function of adherence to physical activity guidelines controlling for physicians’ recommendations for physical activity,
age, sex, race, education, marital status, employment, annual income, health insurance, personal physician, emotional support,
body mass index, activity limitations, health status, and co-morbidities based on Behavioral Model of Health Services Utilization.
Results
Descriptive statistics showed that 60% adults with arthritis did not adhere to physical activity guidelines, mean physically
and mentally unhealthy days were 7.7 and 4.4 days, respectively. Results from negative binomial regression indicated that
individuals who did not adhere to physical activity guidelines had 1.14 days more physically unhealthy days and 1.12 days
more mentally unhealthy days than those who adhered controlling for covariates.
and mentally unhealthy days were 7.7 and 4.4 days, respectively. Results from negative binomial regression indicated that
individuals who did not adhere to physical activity guidelines had 1.14 days more physically unhealthy days and 1.12 days
more mentally unhealthy days than those who adhered controlling for covariates.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-11
- DOI 10.1007/s11136-011-0046-x
- Authors
- Shamly Austin, Department of Health Services Administration, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 607 WEBB, 1675 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35294-3361, USA
- Haiyan Qu, Department of Health Services Administration, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 556 WEBB, 1675 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35294-3361, USA
- Richard M. Shewchuk, Department of Health Services Administration, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 560 WEBB, 1675 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35294-3361, USA
- Journal Quality of Life Research
- Online ISSN 1573-2649
- Print ISSN 0962-9343