Journal article
Exploring the relationship between disease-related pain and cortisol levels in women with osteoarthritis
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To determine if (1) Osteoarthritis (OA)-related pain is associated with the diurnal cortisol pattern and cortisol levels; (2) the diurnal pattern of cortisol varies with severity of OA pain and (3) the association between OA pain and cortisol is mediated by daily experience variables (DEV).
DESIGN: In a community-based study of changes in regional and widespread pain among women with OA, participants (n = 31) completed daily diaries …
Authors
Carlesso LC; Sturgeon JA; Zautra AJ
Journal
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, Vol. 24, No. 12, pp. 2048–2054
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2016
DOI
10.1016/j.joca.2016.06.018
ISSN
1063-4584