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Participants in the I'M Walking arm will gain access to a website with 8 modules of a mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) which will include videos and a written manual with worksheets for practice and additional resources. Modules include information regarding integrating mindfulness into walking exercises, meditation practices, and mind-body awareness. The MBI is intended to reduce pain interference and encourage increased physical activity. The study team anticipates that each module will take approximately 45 minutes to complete, for a total of 360 minutes. A physical therapist will monitor patients' steps on the ExerciseRx app dashboard and will coach patients through completion of the 8 MBI modules. Through 4, 45-minute phone calls or videoconferences, the physical therapist will address patient concerns to implementing the MBI skills into their daily life and counsel them to increase physical activity through walking.

Participants in the Walk With Ease arm will be directed to use the publicly available WWE self-directed online program. Study staff will assist participants in making an account on the Osteoarthritis Action Alliance website where they can access the WWE book, videos, and interactive activity tracking modules. They will be instructed to complete 1 chapter per week. The WWE program is widely disseminated and available for older adults with osteoarthritis. A trained health educator will meet with each patient for 4, 30-45-minute phone calls and/or videoconferences to discuss the WWE program, answer questions, and provide arthritis education regarding pain management, exercise, and sleep.