A Comparison of Pain, Pain Interference and Fatigue according to the Level of Physical Activity in the Elderly with Chronic Pain

• DOI: 10.12799/jkachn.2011.22.2.162
• Publication Date: 2014-04-08T01:06:51Z
• Authors: Bo Kyoung Cha; Chang Seung Park
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine

Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate differences in pain, pain interference, and fatigue, according the level of physical activity elderly with chronic pain. Methods: Data were collected between January March 2011 from 116 elders living community settings. The data analyzed using SPSS/WIN 17.0 program for descriptive statistics, x 2 test, t-test, ANOVA ANCOVA. reliability instruments tested Cronbach's ⍺ coefficient, which ranged .91 .93. Results: results as follows. mean total 2287.4 MET-min/week, 41.4% investigated subjects classified into low group. After adjusting age sex, moderate high groups significantly lower (F=6.33, p =.002), interference (F=11.57, <.001), fatigue (F=3.16, =.046) than Conclusion: Results this suggest that can influence fatigue. Therefore, incorporating more activities daily routines, inactive individuals may improve their