Objectives. This study examined the effects of arthritis-related stress and chronic life stress
on depressive symptoms among African Americans and Whites with arthritis. Methods …

This study examined both unique and interactive effects of race and socioeconomic status
(SES) on arthritis-related symptoms, coping, and well-being in African American and White …

Objectives: A cross-sectional study examined how race and sex affect associations among
osteoarthritis (OA) pain, disability, and depression in 363 older adults with diagnosed knee …

Arthritis is a common chronic illness that disproportionately affects women and African
Americans and is often associated with depression. The mechanisms through which arthritis …

Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the role of depressive symptoms in
reactivity to stress and pain in older women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis …

Objective To examine associations between changes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) symptoms
and depressive symptoms adjusted for other time‐varying characteristics, and to test if these …

This study examined the correlates of arthritis disorder in a sample of black elderly people in
Nashville, Tennessee. More specifically, both the presence of arthritis and its severity were …

Objective: Arthritis pain and depression are prevalent physical and psychological disorders
in late life and co-occur frequently. We explored the stability and covariation of arthritis pain …

Objective To explore the roles played by Hispanic ethnic background and acculturation to
the mainstream English language culture of the United States in the depressive symptoms …

Pain may affect racial and ethnic populations differently, while diminishing their physical and
psychological health. Research also shows that the prevalence of pain is increasing in older …