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Paired <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\u2010tests were used to determine whether reduced work place limitations were reported at 6 weeks and maintained at 1\u2010year followup.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Participants were on average age 55 years, 88% women, and 61% white. The mean body mass index was 32 kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>, and 81% had more than a high school education. Overall WALS scores improved significantly from a mean \u00b1 SD of 6.7 \u00b1 3.99 at baseline to 5.5 \u00b1 4.20 at 6\u2010week followup (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001, effect size 0.30). Improvements were maintained at 1\u2010year followup, i.e., no change from 6\u2010week followup (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.87). Work place activities reported by participants as \u201csome\u201d or \u201ca lot\u201d of difficulty at baseline, i.e., \u201ccrouch\/bend\/kneel\/work in awkward positions,\u201d \u201cstand for long periods,\u201d and \u201clift\/carry\/move objects,\u201d showed some of the highest improvements at 6 weeks. \u201cConcentrate\/keep your mind on the job\u201d also improved significantly, although it was not rated as a substantial difficulty at baseline.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our study provides encouraging evidence that WWE, a brief, low\u2010cost, and easy\u2010to\u2010do community\u2010based walking program, may provide both immediate and sustained benefits for people with self\u2010reported arthritis who also report a range of work place limitations related to their arthritis symptoms.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/acr.20604","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2011,9,1]],"date-time":"2011-09-01T01:29:41Z","timestamp":1314840581000},"page":"1773-1776","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":18,"title":["Effect of a six\u2010week walking program on work place activity limitations among adults with arthritis"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"63","author":[{"given":"Kirsten A.","family":"Nyrop","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Brian L.","family":"Charnock","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kathryn R.","family":"Martin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jennifer","family":"Lias","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mary","family":"Altpeter","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Leigh F.","family":"Callahan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2011,11,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_7_2_2","first-page":"421","article-title":"Prevalence and most common causes of disability among adults: United States, 2005","volume":"58","author":"Brault MW","year":"2009","journal-title":"MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_3_2","first-page":"1261","article-title":"Prevalence of doctor\u2010diagnoses arthritis and arthritis\u2010attributable activity limitation: United States, 2007\u20102009","volume":"59","author":"Cheng YJ","year":"2010","journal-title":"MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_4_2","first-page":"4","article-title":"National and state medical expenditures and lost earnings attributable to arthritis and other rheumatic conditions: United States, 2003","volume":"56","author":"Yelin E","year":"2007","journal-title":"MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/BOR.0b013e328324f8a8"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_6_2","first-page":"744","article-title":"Do exercise and self\u2010management interventions benefit patients with osteoarthritis of the knee? 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