title: Availability and use of neighborhood resources by older people with osteoarthritis: Results from the European Project on OSteoArthritis.
abstract: This study examines the availability and use of neighborhood resources in relation to clinical lower limb osteoarthritis (LLOA) in older participants from six European countries. Of the 2757 participants (65-85 years), 22.7% had LLOA. Participants with LLOA made more use of places to sit (OR=2.50; CI: 1.36-4.60 in the UK), and less use of parks and walking areas (OR=0.30; CI: 0.12-0.75 in Sweden), compared to participants without LLOA, particularly in countries with high availability of resources. The results suggest that specific features of the environment impact the use of neighborhood resources by older adults with LLOA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address: s.vanderpas@vumc.nl.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: van der Pas
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Schaap
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Unit of Primary Care and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Castell
authors.affiliation: MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.affiliation: Bethesda Geriatric Clinic, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Denkinger
authors.affiliation: MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.affiliation: Institute of the History, Philosophy and Ethics of Medicine, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Herbolsheimer
authors.affiliation: National Research Council, Aging Branch, Institute of Neuroscience, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maggi
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Unit of Primary Care and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Martinez
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.affiliation: Institute of the History, Philosophy and Ethics of Medicine, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peter
authors.affiliation: National Research Council, Aging Branch, Institute of Neuroscience, Padova, Italy; Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zambon
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Wiegersma
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dekker
authors.affiliation: MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Dennison
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: D J H
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Deeg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D010003:Osteoarthritis; D000068316:Parks, Recreational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011633:Public Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014186:Transportation
keywords: Europe; Neighborhood environment; Older population; Osteoarthritis