Labor Force Participation in Adults With Osteoarthritis or Joint Symptoms Typical of Osteoarthritis: Findings From a Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Objective: The purpose of the study is to examine the relationship between osteoarthritis (OA) and joint symptoms typical of OA and labor force participation.

Methods: Data are from the baseline questionnaire of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging for respondents aged 45 to 74 years at baseline (n = 24,427). Individuals were categorized into one of five mutually exclusive arthritis status groups: diagnosed OA, diagnosed other type of arthritis, two to three symptomatic joint sites and no diagnosed arthritis, one symptomatic joint site and no diagnosed arthritis, and no arthritis and no joint symptoms.

Old Before Their Time? The Impact of Osteoarthritis on Younger Adults.

Objective: Osteoarthritis (OA) is frequently perceived as a disease of the elderly and an inevitable result of aging. Because OA studies often are restricted to older adults, there is limited information on OA in younger adults. This study describes the burden of OA across a wide age range and compares younger and older adults.

Osteoarthritis year in review 2023: Epidemiology & therapy.

Objective: To highlight some important findings from osteoarthritis (OA) epidemiology and therapy research undertaken over the past year.

Methods: Search of MEDLINE and EMBASE databases between April 1, 2022 to March 3, 2023 using "exp *Osteoarthritis/" as the preliminary search term. The search was limited to articles published in English and including human subjects.

Examination of the Increased Risk for Falls Among Individuals With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Population-Based Study.

Objective: To characterize the profile of individuals with and without knee osteoarthritis (OA) who fell, and to identify factors contributing to an individual with knee OA experiencing 1 or multiple injurious falls.

Methods: Data are from the baseline and 3-year follow-up questionnaires of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, a population-based study of people ages 45-85 years at baseline. Analyses were limited to individuals either reporting knee OA or no arthritis at baseline (n = 21,710).

I don't know what type of arthritis I have: A population-based comparison of people with arthritis who knew their specific type and those who didn't.

Objective: To understand differences between people with arthritis who do not know their type (DK) compared to those reporting osteoarthritis (OA) or inflammatory and autoimmune types of arthritis (IAA), including the receipt of appropriate health care, information, and services.

Methods: Analysis of the Survey on Living with Chronic Disease in Canada-Arthritis Component. Respondents aged ≥20 years with health professional-diagnosed arthritis (n = 4,385) were characterized as reporting DK, OA or IAA.

Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Osteoarthritis for Single and Multisite Osteoarthritis of the Hand, Hip, or Knee: Findings From a Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Objective: To determine whether an apparent association between hand osteoarthritis (OA) and adiposity is explained by the presence of OA at other joint sites.

Methods: Data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, first cycle, comprehensive cohort, were used. Respondents age 45-85 years (n = 18,279) were asked separate questions about doctor-diagnosed OA in the hand, hip, or knee.

Discordance between self-reported and performance-based function among knee osteoarthritis surgical patients: Variations by sex and obesity.

Background: There is currently no standardized method for measuring functional status in knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients, despite that it is one of the top priorities when determining eligibility for total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The purpose of the current investigation was to identify factors associated with discordance between individual self-report and performance-based measures of function for obese and non-obese men and women with knee OA.

Methods: In a cohort of 727 knee OA patients scheduled for TKA, physical function prior to surgery was assessed with the self-reported physical function subscale of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC-pf), and the performance-based Timed Up and Go (TUG).

Participation in Informal Caregiving Among People With Arthritis: Findings From a Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Objective: Despite the joint pain and significant dysfunction that characterizes arthritis, many people with arthritis continue to carry out everyday duties and responsibilities. The objective of the present study was to describe participation in informal caregiving (unpaid assistance to someone with a health issue or limitation) among people with arthritis.

Methods: Analysis of baseline data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), a nationally representative sample of people ages 45-85 years (n = 21,241), was performed.

The contribution of age and obesity to the number of painful joint sites in individuals reporting osteoarthritis: a population-based study.

Objective: To investigate the association of OA risk factors with number of painful joint sites in a representative population sample.

Methods: Analysis of the 2009 Survey on Living with Chronic Diseases in Canada - Arthritis Component (n = 1614) for respondents reporting symptomatic OA. Variables: painful joints sites (hands, wrists, elbows, shoulders, hips, knees, ankles, feet, back, neck), joint symptom duration, sociodemographic characteristics, smoking, comorbidities and BMI.