The Role of Pain Catastrophizing in The Pain and Functions of Young and Older Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis

symptoms, and methods of coping with pain in young and older adults with knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Material and Methods: One hundred twenty-eight patients with KOA between the ages of 45-55 or 65-75 were included in our cross-sectional study. The sociodemographic data, WOMAC (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index), Time Up and Go Test (TUG), pain intensity during activity and rest, pain catastrophizing levels, and pain coping scores of young and older participants with KOA were recorded. Results: The mean age of young patients with KOA was 51.275.07 and older patients was 67.254.18 years. Older participants with KOA had longer pain durations, higher WOMAC scores, and longer TUG durations (p