Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 11 , Pages 1866-1873 , November 2009

Relationships of Fear, Anxiety, and Depression With Physical Function in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Presented to the Association for Rheumatological Health Professions, October 26, 2008, San Francisco, CA.

  • Kristen A. Scopaz, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • Sara R. Piva, PT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • Stephen Wisniewski, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Epidemiological Data Center, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • G. Kelley Fitzgerald, PT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to G. Kelley Fitzgerald, PT, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, Dept of Physical Therapy, 6035 Forbes Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15260

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 Supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (grant no. 1-R01-AR048760).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

 Reprints are not available from the author.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.06.012

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 11 , Pages 1866-1873 , November 2009

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