Psychological factors associated with improvement of activities of daily living in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Abstract

 In patients with knee osteoarthritis who had undergone exercise therapy, we analyzed the psychological factors associated with improvement in the activities of daily living (ADL). The results revealed that the improvement in the ADL was associated with the magnitude of improvement in the score on the pain catastrophizing scale (PCS), suggesting that approaches to improving the PCS are also needed during exercise therapy.