Evaluation of group and self-directed formats of the arthritis foundation's Walk With Ease program

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1098-1107

  Callahan, Leigh F ^a   Shreffler, Jack H ^a   Altpeter, Mary ^a   Schoster, Britta ^a   Hootman, Jennifer ^b   Houenou, Laura O ^a   Martin, Kathryn R ^a   Schwartz, Todd A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTHRITIS SELF EFFICACY PAIN AND SYMPTOM SCALE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHAIR STAND; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDURANCE TRAINING; EXERCISE OF SELF-CARE AGENCY SCALE; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP DYNAMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LEG EXERCISE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RATING SCALE; RHEUMATOLOGY ATTITUDES INDEX; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF REPORT; SINGLE LEG STANCE; STEP TEST; TURN TEST; WALK WITH EASE; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

AGED; ARTHRITIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 84860390565     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.20490     Document Type: Article

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