Self-Care Activities and Behavioral Intention toward Self-Care in Older Adults Suffering from Knee Osteoarthritis in Yazd, Iran
نویسندگان
1 Department of Health Education, School of Public Health, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Golestan, Iran
2 Department of Health Education, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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چکیده
Introduction: Elderly patients suffer disproportionally from a number of chronically painful conditions, with arthritis leading the list. Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disorder and the most prevalent cause of joint pain across the spectrum of middle age to elderly. Enhancing behavioral intention toward self-care for OA, previously known as ...