Announcing NEW Awardees for Arthritis Management and Well-Being Research Network

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Announcing NEW Arthritis Management and Well-Being Research Network Awardees

The CDC Arthritis Management and Well-Being Program is providing funding to support a new research network of university-based Prevention Research Centers (PRC) that will focus on strengthening research and evaluation to improve arthritis management and outcomes. The research network, titled the Arthritis Management and Well-Being Research Network, or AMWRN, will also create generalizable knowledge and tools to reduce the burden of arthritis. We are pleased to announce our three awardees below. Current projects focus on physical activity and intervention research to help improve arthritis management and outcomes.

Awardee: University of North Carolina, Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Title: Establishing a Collaborating Center for Osteoarthritis (OA) Care Tools PLUS (OACareTools Primary Care-Led Usability & Scalability Study) and a Coordinating Center for an Arthritis Management & Well-Being Research Network Project Summary: The aims of this project are two-fold:     1) Assess the effectiveness of an intervention designed to assist healthcare providers in conducting physical activity screening, counseling, and referrals to arthritis-appropriate, evidence-based interventions (AAEBIs).     2) Foster collaboration among AMWRN recipients through coordination of research efforts, knowledge sharing, and development of joint initiatives.

Awardee: University of South Carolina Prevention Research Center Title: Examination of the Dose Response Relationship Between Physical Activity and Arthritis-Attributable Outcomes Project Summary: The aims of this study are two-fold:      1) Use a popular community-based, evidence-based physical activity intervention for adults with arthritis (Walk With Ease) to study the effect of 3 doses of walking/physical activity (45 min/week, 90 min/week, and 150 min/week) on arthritis outcomes (physical function, pain, health-related quality of life, and depression symptoms).     2) Explore differences across the three groups in their self-reported momentary experiences of fatigue, pain, depressive symptoms, confidence, and happiness when engaging in physical activity.

Awardee: Mountain West Prevention Research Center at University of Utah Title: The Mountain West Arthritis Secondary Prevention Program Project Summary: This project has three aims:    1) Evaluate text messaging strategies to reach adults with osteoarthritis and enroll them in physical activity counseling.    2) Evaluate strategies to engage adults enrolled in the AAEBI, Walk with Ease (WWE).    3) Evaluate program outcomes for effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance for adults enrolled in physical activity counseling and WWE. For more information on these and other PRC projects, visit PRC Special Interest Projects.

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