Sandra H Soto1,2, Leigh F Callahan3,4, Stephanie Bahorski3, Mary Altpeter3, Derek P Hales5, Ashley Phillips6, Dana Carthron7, Christine Rini8,9. 1. Chapel Hill, School of Nursing, UNC, Carrington Hall, S Columbia St, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA. shsoto@live.unc.edu. 2. Thurston Arthritis Research Center, 3300 Thurston Bldg., CB# 7280, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA. shsoto@live.unc.edu. 3. Thurston Arthritis Research Center, 3300 Thurston Bldg., CB# 7280, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA. 4. Department of Medicine, UNC, 125 MacNider Hall, Campus Box #7005, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA. 5. Gillings School of Public Health, Department of Nutrition, UNC, 170 Rosenau Hall, CB#7400, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA. 6. Division of Emergency Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, 2301 Erwin Road, DUMC 3096, Durham, NC, 27710, USA. 7. College of Nursing, Michigan State University, 1355 Bogue St, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA. 8. John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, 30 Prospect Ave, Hackensack, NJ, 07601, USA. 9. Georgetown University School of Medicine, 3900 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, DC, 20007, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Most individuals with knee or hip osteoarthritis do not meet recommendations for physical activity. The Social Cognitive Theory suggests that the social environment (e.g., spouses/partners) may influence the physical activity of individuals with osteoarthritis. The purpose of this study was to examine whether the physical activity of insufficiently active, coupled adults with osteoarthritis was associated with received partner support for physical activity, partner's engagement in physical activity, and relationship satisfaction. METHODS: Cross-sectional data from 169 couples were collected. Accelerometers estimated moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and daily steps for participants with osteoarthritis and their partners. Participants with osteoarthritis reported total received partner support for physical activity and relationship satisfaction. RESULTS: Participants with osteoarthritis were on average 65 years old, 65% female, 86% non-Hispanic white, and 47% retired. Receiving total partner support more frequently was associated with more minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity but not with steps. Relationship satisfaction moderated the association of partner's physical activity on the daily steps of individuals with osteoarthritis such that having a partner who accomplished more daily steps was associated with participants with osteoarthritis accomplishing more daily steps themselves when they reported greater relationship satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS: Partners and relationship satisfaction may play an important role in the physical activity of individuals with osteoarthritis. Interventions seeking to increase physical activity in this population may be enhanced by promoting partner support. Additional research is needed to further explain these associations within the context of relationship satisfaction.
BACKGROUND: Most individuals with knee or hip osteoarthritis do not meet recommendations for physical activity. The Social Cognitive Theory suggests that the social environment (e.g., spouses/partners) may influence the physical activity of individuals with osteoarthritis. The purpose of this study was to examine whether the physical activity of insufficiently active, coupled adults with osteoarthritis was associated with received partner support for physical activity, partner's engagement in physical activity, and relationship satisfaction. METHODS: Cross-sectional data from 169 couples were collected. Accelerometers estimated moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and daily steps for participants with osteoarthritis and their partners. Participants with osteoarthritis reported total received partner support for physical activity and relationship satisfaction. RESULTS: Participants with osteoarthritis were on average 65 years old, 65% female, 86% non-Hispanic white, and 47% retired. Receiving total partner support more frequently was associated with more minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity but not with steps. Relationship satisfaction moderated the association of partner's physical activity on the daily steps of individuals with osteoarthritis such that having a partner who accomplished more daily steps was associated with participants with osteoarthritis accomplishing more daily steps themselves when they reported greater relationship satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS: Partners and relationship satisfaction may play an important role in the physical activity of individuals with osteoarthritis. Interventions seeking to increase physical activity in this population may be enhanced by promoting partner support. Additional research is needed to further explain these associations within the context of relationship satisfaction.
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Keywords:
Exercise; Osteoarthritis; Social support; Spouses
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