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AGING & MENTAL HEALTH
Volume 7, Issue 1, Pages 53-60Publisher
CARFAX PUBLISHING
DOI: 10.1080/1360786021000007045
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL 65112, P50 HL 65111] Funding Source: Medline
- NIMH NIH HHS [T32 MH 19986, R25 MH 60473, P30 MH 52247] Funding Source: Medline
- NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE [P50HL065111, P50HL065112] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH [P30MH052247, T32MH019986, R25MH060473] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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This study evaluated a novel intervention for older osteoarthritis (OA) patients and their spousal caregivers that consisted of standard patient education supplemented by information related to effectively managing arthritis as a couple. Twenty-four female OA patients and their husbands were randomly assigned to either an educational intervention that was targeted at both patient and spouse or to a patient education intervention that was targeted at only the patient. Findings revealed that both interventions were evaluated favorably but the couple intervention was better attended than the patient intervention. In addition, patients in the couple intervention experienced greater increased efficacy in managing arthritis pain and other symptoms. The findings of this pilot study point to the utility of a dyadic intervention approach to management of OA in late life.
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