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Demographic and illness characteristics of the sample (N = 150 – 171)
| Age (Mean, SD) | 66.3 (9.5) |
| Female | 75% |
| Race (White) | 86% |
| Married | 60% |
| Education | |
| Did not finish high school | 6% |
| High school graduate | 25% |
| Some college | 31% |
| College graduate or more | 38% |
| Employed | 30% |
| Disability benefits | 16% |
| Duration of osteoarthritis in years (Mean, SD) | 13.1 (9.9) |
| BDI Depression | |
| Minimal (0–13) | 73% |
| Mild (14–19) | 15% |
| Moderate (20–28) | 11% |
| Severe (29–63) | 1% |
