Physical exercise is associated with fewer depression symptoms in people with osteoarthritis, even – and especially – in those who experience the most pain, per Australian study.
Physical exercise is associated with fewer depression symptoms in people with osteoarthritis, even – and especially – in those who experience the most pain, per Australian study.
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Article Title: Physical activity and depression symptoms in people with osteoarthritis-related pain: A cross-sectional study
Author Countries: Australia, Canada
Funding: This work was supported by the Victorian Higher Education State Investment Fund (IL., AP., MM., VA., RL, MW.). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. The salaries of the following authors were supported by the funds received from the Victorian Higher Education State Investment Fund (MP, MW, RP, AT). The specific roles of these authors are articulated in the ‘author contributions’ section.
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PLOS Global Public Health
COI Statement
The authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: Kim Bennell receives royalties from Wolters Kluwer for osteoarthritis clinical guidelines. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS policies on sharing data and materials.
