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Prevalence of Arthritis and Arthritis-Attributable Activity Limitation by Urban-Rural County Classification - United States, 2015.
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- Telehealth-guided provider-to-provider communication to improve rural health: A systematic review.Journal of telemedicine and telecare · 2024Pooled it
- The short-term effect and safety of duloxetine in osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Rural Patient Experiences of Accessing Care for Chronic Conditions: A Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis of Qualitative Studies.Annals of family medicinePooled it
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- Prevalence and influencing factors of sarcopenia among older adults in rural coastal areas of Ningbo City.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Rural-urban residence and life expectancies with and without pain.Health & place · 2024Article
- Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Prevalence of Patients With Arthritis and Severe Joint Pain and Who Received Provider Counseling About Physical Activity for Arthritis Among Adults Aged 18 Years or Older-United States, 2019.Arthritis care & research · 2024Article
- Changes in the Workforce Characteristics of Providers Who Care for Adult Patients With Rheumatologic and Musculoskeletal Disease in the United States.Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2024Article
- Mapping Social Support Sources for Rural Patients with Chronic Illness.Health behavior and policy review · 2024Article
- The Critical Role of Physical Activity and Weight Management in Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis: A Narrative Review.The Journal of rheumatology · 2024Review
- Does neighbourhood deprivation influence low back pain and arthritis: An empirical study using multilevel twin design.PloS one · 2024Article
- Prevalence and predictors of arthritis among adults in a rural set-up in Kenya: a cross-sectional study.The Pan African medical journal · 2024Article
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- Implementation of digital health in rural populations with chronic musculoskeletal conditions: A scoping review protocol.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
Rural populations in the United States have well documented health disparities, including higher prevalences of chronic health conditions (1,2). Doctor-diagnosed arthritis is one of the most prevalent health conditions (22.7%) in the United States, affecting approximately 54.4 million adults (3). The impact of arthritis is considerable: an estimated 23.7 million adults have arthritis-attributable activity limitation (AAAL). The age-standardized prevalence of AAAL increased nearly 20% from 2002 to 2015 (3). Arthritis prevalence varies widely by state (range = 19%-36%) and county (range = 16%-39%) (4). Despite what is known about arthritis prevalence at the national, state, and county levels and the substantial impact of arthritis, little is known about the prevalence of arthritis and AAAL across urban-rural areas overall and among selected subgroups. To estimate the prevalence of arthritis and AAAL by urban-rural categories CDC analyzed data from the 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). The unadjusted prevalence of arthritis in the most rural areas was 31.8% (95% confidence intervals [CI] = 31.0%-32.5%) and in the most urban, was 20.5% (95% CI = 20.1%-21.0%). The unadjusted AAAL prevalence among adults with arthritis was 55.3% in the most rural areas and 49.7% in the most urban. Approximately 1 in 3 adults in the most rural areas have arthritis and over half of these adults have AAAL. Wider use of evidence-based interventions including physical activity and self-management education in rural areas might help reduce the impact of arthritis and AAAL.
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