Effect of Bridging Exercise Interventions on Pain Reduction In the Elderly with Knee Osteoarthritis
| Autor: | Dwi Agustina, Ratu Karel Lina |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Bridging (networking) 010304 chemical physics Exercise intervention business.industry 010401 analytical chemistry Muscle weakness General Medicine Osteoarthritis medicine.disease 01 natural sciences 0104 chemical sciences Treatment and control groups Knee pain Intervention (counseling) 0103 physical sciences Physical therapy Medicine medicine.symptom business Quasi-experiment |
| Zdroj: | Asian Journal of Applied Sciences. 7 |
| ISSN: | 2321-0893 |
| DOI: | 10.24203/ajas.v7i5.5964 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Elderly people will experience physical and psychological declines, there will also be several kinds of degenerative diseases, one of which is osteoarthritis (OA) in the knee. Elderly people who suffer from knee OA generally experience muscle weakness, pain, and limited knee motion. This study aimed to analyze the effect of bridging exercise on reducing pain in elderly with knee OA. Methode: The study design was quasi experiment which consisted of the treatment and the control group. The research respondents were 34 elderlies at Eastern Jakarta Village and selected by purposive sampling. The bridging exercise intervention was given for 4 weeks, 2 times a week with a duration of 30 minutes. Data analysis included univariate and bivariate analysis using independent sample t-test and paired sample t-test. Results: The knee pain in treatment group before intervention was 8,29 and became 6,29 after intervention, whereas in control group was 7,58 and 7,53 respectively. The average difference in knee pain changed between groups was -1,76 with a p-value of 0.009. Conclusion: Bridging exercise could reduce pain in knee OA of elderly. The integrated development post could apply this exercise as additional exercise in their routine activity. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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