Abstract
Self-perceived weather sensitivity and joint pain in older people with osteoarthritis in six european countries: Results from the European Project on OSteoArthritis (EPOSA)
Highlights
People with osteoarthritis (OA) frequently report that their joint pain is influenced by weather conditions
The weather-sensitive participants were more often female and lower educated. They had a lower sense of mastery and were more anxious and depressed compared to the non-weather-sensitive participants
Our results showed that more anxious people were more likely to indicate themselves as weather-sensitive persons
Summary
People with osteoarthritis (OA) frequently report that their joint pain is influenced by weather conditions. This study aimed to examine whether there are differences in perceived joint pain between older people with OA who reported to be weather-sensitive versus those who did not in six European countries with different climates and to identify characteristics of older persons with OA that are most predictive of perceived weather sensitivity. People with OA frequently report that the severity of their pain is influenced by weather conditions [4]. The present study aims to examine whether there are differences in joint pain between older people with OA who reported to be weather-sensitive and those who did not in six European countries with different climates
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