Improving Patient Reported Outcomes and Preventing Depression and Anxiety in Older Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis: Results of a Sequenced Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) Study

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability1 among older adults in the US2 and among the top 10 causes of disability worldwide3,4. The prevalence of symptomatic knee OA in adults aged 55-64 is estimated at 12%-16%5.

Source: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - March 19, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Jordan F. Karp, Jun Zhang, Abdus S. Wahed, Stewart Anderson, Mary Amanda Dew, Kelley Fitzgerald, Debra K. Weiner, Steve Albert, Ari Gildengers, Meryl Butters, Charles F. Reynolds Source Type: research