Joint Self-Care by Older Adults

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Self‐care actions used for joint symptoms were studied among independently living older adults. Fifty‐three of 100 older adults interviewed reported 65 joint problems. Medication use was the most common self‐care action reported (56%), followed by heat application (23%), exercise (13%), and rest (10%). Several self‐care actions suggested in the professional literature were notably absent or infrequently used in this sample. Twenty percent of the reported joint problems were not treated with self‐care actions. The need for joint rehabilitation education in this sample of older adults is well documented.

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