Open AccessStudy Protocol Modeling Evoked Pain in Older African Americans With Knee Osteoarthritis
Author(s) -
Staja Q. Booker,
Angela Starkweather,
Todd M. Manini,
Roland Staud,
Roger B. Fillingim
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nursing research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1538-9847
pISSN - 0029-6562
DOI - 10.1097/nnr.0000000000000520
Subject(s) - biopsychosocial model , osteoarthritis , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , chronic pain , physical therapy , knee pain , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , pathology , alternative medicine
African American (AA) older adults with knee osteoarthritis experience more severe chronic pain and advanced physical disability. One of the most prominent stimuli that provokes knee pain is movement. Research suggests that, compared to Whites, AAs report significantly higher movement-evoked pain (MEP) in the knee. However, little is known about the biopsychosocial-behavioral mechanisms underlying MEP.