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Identifying And Addressing Health Disparities In Black Older Adults With Osteoarthritis, Chivon A. Mingo
Identifying And Addressing Health Disparities In Black Older Adults With Osteoarthritis, Chivon A. Mingo
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common form of arthritis in older adults, often results in pain, disability and poor psychological well-being. Compared to White adults, Black adults consistently report more pain, more activity limitations, and have different perceptions about OA. Racial disparities also exist in treatments, and prevalence of arthritis. It is imperative to have effective interventions and treatment options for older Blacks. Yet, few arthritis interventions have included Black participants in their samples, and nearly all of those have failed to report separate analyses indicating the effectiveness for Black adults, thus leaving a gap in the literature. The purpose of …