The avoidance model in knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review of the evidence

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1226-1241

  Holla, Jasmijn F M ^a   Sanchez Ramirez, Diana C ^a,b,c   van der Leeden, Marike ^a,c   Ket, Johannes C F ^b   Roorda, Leo D ^a   Lems, Willem F ^c,d   Steultjens, Martijn P M ^e   Dekker, Joost ^a,c  

^a Amsterdam Rehabilitation Research Center Reade   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Jan Van Breemen Research Institute   (Netherlands)

^e GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity limitations; Avoidance model; Hip osteoarthritis; Knee osteoarthritis; Muscle strength; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COMPLICATION; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MENTAL STRESS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY;

AVOIDANCE LEARNING; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84939885593     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-014-9571-8     Document Type: Review

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