Table 4. Correlates of disease acceptance and health behaviors in the group with osteoarthritis.
| Variables studied | AIS (8-24) | IZZ (24-120) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (±SD) | aF-statistic/p-value | brs/ crp (p-value) | Mean (±SD) | aF-statistic/p-value | |
| Sex | |||||
| F | 30.23 (±8.45) | 2.51 (0.115) | 92.51 (±14.02) | 4.67 (<0.001) | |
| M | 28.22 (±7.54) | 83.23 (±15.44) | |||
| Age, years | |||||
| 40–60 | 28.47 (±7.84) | 9.46 (<0.001) | b−0.325 (<0.001) | 87.25 (±16.85) | 3.47 (0.033) |
| 61–76 | 24.42 (±8.27) | 91.84 (±12.75) | |||
| ≥ 77 | 22.23 (±8.45) | 84.43 (±15.34) | |||
| Disease duration, years | |||||
| 0–5 | 30.31 (±8.54) | 11.11 (<0.001) | 87.46 (±15.47) | 1.06 (0.349) | |
| 6–10 | 26.05 (±8.25) | 85.82 (±17.43) | |||
| >10 | 23.71 (±7.79) | 89.46 (±14.46) | |||
| Intake of analgesics | |||||
| During worsening of symptoms | 25.80 (±7.76) | 3.81 (0.023) | 87.43 (±15.20) | 1.56 (0.213) | |
| Systematically | 24.35 (±9.10) | 91.01 (±15.46) | |||
| Not taking | 30.64 (±9.30) | 85.11 (±15.33) | |||
| Doing physical exercises | |||||
| Doesn’t perform physical exercises | 25.26 (±8.83) | 0.38 (0.765) | 82.67 (±15.91) | 13.31 (<0.001) | |
| Several times a month | 26.92 (±8.22) | 90.85 (±10.67) | |||
| 2–3 times a week | 26.38 (±8.03) | 97.64 (±10.51) | |||
| Daily | 25.48 (±8.17) | 94.51 (±14.02) | |||
| Pain VAS in motion (0-10) | |||||
| Low | 29.82 (±8.70) | 3.38 (0.036) | c−0.209 (<0.001) | 87.83 (±15.50) | 0.28 (0.753) |
| Medium | 25.80 (±8.38) | 89.46 (±15.07) | |||
| Strong | 24.68 (±8.23) | 87.52 (±15.96) | |||
| Pain VAS at rest (0-10) | |||||
| Low | 27.18 (±8.66) | 4.14 (0.017) | c−0.218 (<0.001) | 86.60 (±15.26) | 0.73 (0.482) |
| Medium | 27.04 (±7.93) | 88.86 (±15.51) | |||
| Strong | 22.55 (±8.10) | 89.81 (±15.30) | |||
| HAQ DI (0–3) | |||||
| 0–1 | 28.75 (±8.53) | 11.53 (<0.001) | c−0,353 (<0.001) | 87.81 (±15.26) | 3.59 (0.029) |
| >1–2 | 22.20 (±6.93) | 87.12 (±15.33) | |||
| >2–3 | 21.06 (±6.02) | 98.06 (±13.30) | |||
Notes.
a
The univariate ANOVA for independent groups.
b
rs Spearman correlation.
c
rp Pearson’s correlation coefficient where 0.10, 0.20 and 0.50 represent small, medium and large effects respectively.
- HAQ DI
- Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index
- AIS
- Acceptance of Illness Scale
- IZZ
- Health Behavior Inventory