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ArticleOsteoarthritis and cartilage open2022

What impact does osteoarthritis have on ability to self-care and receipt of care in older adults? Findings from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study.

Gregorio Bevilacqua, Faidra Laskou, Harnish P Patel, Leo D Westbury, Nicholas R Fuggle, Cyrus Cooper, Elaine M Dennison

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Article in Osteoarthritis and cartilage open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Gregorio BevilacquaMRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Faidra LaskouMRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Harnish P PatelMRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Leo D WestburyMRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Nicholas R FuggleMRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Cyrus CooperMRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Elaine M DennisonMRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit · GBUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust · GBThe Alan Turing Institute · GBVictoria University of Wellington · NZ

Funding

Medical Research Council G0400491Medical Research Council MC_PC_21000Medical Research Council MC_PC_21001Medical Research Council MC_PC_21003Medical Research Council MC_PC_21022Medical Research Council MC_U147585819Medical Research Council MC_U147585824Medical Research Council MC_U147585827Medical Research Council MC_UP_A620_1014Medical Research Council MC_UP_A620_1015Medical Research Council MC_UU_12011/1Medical Research Council MC_UU_12011/2Versus Arthritis 19583
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: Living independently remains the aim of older adults, but musculoskeletal conditions and frailty may hamper this. We examined relationships between osteoarthritis with ability to self-care and access to formal/informal care among community-dwelling older adults, comparing results to relationships between other musculoskeletal conditions of ageing (frailty, sarcopenia, osteoporosis) and these outcomes. Design: Data from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study were used. Osteoarthritis (hand, hip or knee) was defined by clinical examination. Osteoporosis was assessed using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and medication use. Sarcopenia was assessed using EWSGOP2 criteria, frailty using Fried criteria. Ability to self-care and access to formal/informal care were self-reported. Results: 443 men and women aged approximately 75 years participated. Osteoarthritis was reported by 26.8% participants; 11.8% had low grip strength; 21.4% had osteoporosis; 8.6% had sarcopenia; 7.6% were identified as frail. Most participants (90.7%) reported no problems with self-care, but more than one-fifth (21.4%) reported having received formal or informal care at home in the previous year. Odds of reporting difficulties with self-care were significantly greater (p ​< ​0.05) for participants with osteoarthritis and for those with frailty, but not for those with osteoporosis or sarcopenia. Odds of receiving care at home in the past year were significantly greater among participants with osteoarthritis and among those with frailty, but not among those with osteoporosis or sarcopenia. Conclusions: Frailty and osteoarthritis were associated with both difficulties with self-care and receipt of care; osteoporosis and sarcopenia were not. These results highlight the contribution of clinical osteoarthritis to ability to live independently in later life, and the need to actively manage the condition in older adults.

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FrailtyGrip strengthOlder adultsOsteoarthritisOsteoporosisSarcopenia

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