Abstract
The authors review the primary and secondary risk factors for osteoarthritis (OA), its pathophysiology and epidemiology, the evidence-based approaches to slowing progression, and the role of nurses encountering OA in primary care and other settings.
MeSH terms
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Age Factors
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Disease Progression
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Evidence-Based Nursing
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Genetic Predisposition to Disease
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Humans
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Joints / injuries*
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Joints / physiopathology
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Motor Activity
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Nursing Assessment / methods*
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Obesity / complications*
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Osteoarthritis / etiology
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Osteoarthritis / nursing*
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Osteoarthritis / physiopathology
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Osteoarthritis / prevention & control
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Pain Management / methods
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Pain Management / nursing
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Risk Factors
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Sex Factors