Development of a mobile application to improve exercise accuracy and quality of life in knee osteoarthritis patients: a randomized controlled trial
| Autor: | Pichayut Wattanapreechanon, Narattaphol Charoenphandhu, Phraew Sakon, Supiya Charoensiriwath, Nantaporn Ratisoontorn, Satit Thiengwittayaporn, Apatha Peethong |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Knee exercises
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Mobile application Osteoarthritis law.invention Randomized controlled trial Ambulatory care Quality of life law Medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Disease management (health) Rehabilitation business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Orthopaedic Surgery Regimen Smartphone application Physical therapy Surgery Knee osteoarthritis business Range of motion |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery |
| ISSN: | 1434-3916 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00402-021-04149-8 |
| Popis: | Introduction Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease that needs consistent exercise and an accurate understanding of the condition for long-term maintenance. While the accessibility of outpatient care is essential for disease management, many patients lack the resources to receive adequate healthcare. To address this challenge, we developed a not-for-profit interactive mobile application that provides a disease-specific educational background and a structured exercise regimen to patients. Material and methods “Rak Kao” (English translation: Love-Your-Knee) mobile application was designed to analyze the questionnaire data to assess the stage of knee OA and generate a personalized recommendation of treatment and exercise type using rule-based and Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques. A single-blinded study was conducted with patients (n = 82) who were randomly assigned to the mobile application group (M-group) and the handout group (H-group). Patient groups were controlled for age, gender, BMI, onset of pain, grade of disease, education level, and occupation. Accuracy in performance of three prescribed knee exercises (catch-bend-down, stretch-touch-feet, and sit-stretch-hold) was evaluated. Clinical outcomes were evaluated before and after the 4-weeks program to assess the range of motion, symptoms, pain, physical activity, and quality of life via the KOOS and KSS scores. Results Completion of the study led to significantly more overall exercise accuracy in the M-group (76.2%) than the H-group (52.5%). Activities of daily life, quality of life, ability to do sports and recreational activities were significantly more improved in the M-group than the H-group (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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