One-year followup of patients with osteoarthritis of the knee who participated in a program of supervised fitness walking and supportive patient education
| Autor: | Theresa M. Sullivan, Margaret G. E. Peterson, C. R. Mackenzie, P. A. Kovar, John P. Allegrante |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Activities of daily living Immunology Physical fitness Arthritis Walking Osteoarthritis law.invention Physical medicine and rehabilitation Patient Education as Topic Rheumatology Randomized controlled trial law Sickness Impact Profile Activities of Daily Living Adaptation Psychological Humans Immunology and Allergy Medicine Pharmacology (medical) Aged business.industry Visual Analog Pain Scale Middle Aged Osteoarthritis Knee medicine.disease Exercise Therapy Treatment Outcome Physical Fitness Physical therapy Female Health education business Follow-Up Studies Patient education |
| Zdroj: | Arthritis Care & Research. 11:228-233 |
| ISSN: | 1529-0131 0004-3591 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/art.1790110403 |
| Popis: | Objective. To determine whether gains in functioning observed immediately following participation in an 8-week program of supervised fitness walking for patients with knee osteoarthritis were sustained at 1-year followup. Methods. Twenty-nine (61.1%) of 47 original intervention program patients and 23 (51.1%) of 45 original control patients were interviewed by telephone at 1-year followup. Patients completed the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales physical activity, arthritis impact, pain, medication use, and general health perceptions subscales, as well as a separate visual analog pain scale and measures of perceived self-efficacy to cope with arthritis pain and other symptoms. Results. Adherence to walking was low, and there were no statistically significant differences between intervention and control patients at one year. Conclusions. The failure of intervention patients to maintain regular walking resulted in loss of functional benefits that were observed at 8 weeks in the original study. Long-term adherence to walking is critical to maintenance of initial gains in functional outcomes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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