Online Disease Management Training for Older Adults With Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Autor: Yilmaz E; Medical Services and Techniques Department, KTO Karatay University, Konya, Turkey., Polat Ü; Gazi University Faculty of Nursing, Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Musculoskeletal care [Musculoskeletal Care] 2024 Sep; Vol. 22 (3), pp. e1931.
DOI: 10.1002/msc.1931
Abstrakt: Introduction: Using online methods in health education is an effective method that provides individual services to older adults with limited access to health services and allows for low-cost and continuous communication.
Methods: The study was completed with 52 older adults diagnosed with osteoarthritis, including 26 intervention and 26 control participants. For data collection, a Patient Information Form, Visual Analogue Scale, the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index, Self-Efficacy Scale in Arthritis, World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument-Older Adults Module and a Telephone Counselling Follow-up Form were used. Individuals in the intervention group were provided with online training for the first 4 weeks and telephone counselling for the following 4 weeks. Scales were applied to both groups.
Results: The scales were applied to both groups at the first, second and last measurements. It was determined that there was a significant difference between the total pain and functional status scores of the individuals in the intervention and control groups at the second and last measurement (p < 0.05), while the average scores of the intervention group were lower control group. The total self-efficacy score and quality of life total score of the intervention group were statistically significantly higher than the total score of the control group (p < 0.05).
Conclusions: As a result of the research, it was found that online education and telephone counselling given to elderly individuals with osteoarthritis were effective in reducing pain severity and improving functional status, self-efficacy and quality of life.
Trial Registration: The trial was registered at ClinicalTrial.gov (NCT04816474/2021-08-10/https://register.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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