Is Telephysiotherapy an Option for Improved Quality of Life in Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee?
This study investigated effect of a 6-week telephysiotherapy programme on quality of life (QoL) of patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Fifty patients with knee OA were randomly and equally assigned into two treatment groups: clinic group (CG) and telephysiotherapy group (TG). The CG received phy...
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| description | This study investigated effect of a 6-week telephysiotherapy programme on quality of life (QoL) of patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Fifty patients with knee OA were randomly and equally assigned into two treatment groups: clinic group (CG) and telephysiotherapy group (TG). The CG received physiotherapist-administered osteoarthritis-specific exercises in the clinic thrice weekly for 6 weeks while the TG received structured telephone monitoring with self-administered osteoarthritis-specific exercises for the same duration at home. Participants’ QoL was assessed using WHOQoL-Bref at baseline, second, fourth, and sixth week of intervention. Data were analyzed using ANOVA and independent Student’s t-test. Within-group comparison showed significant improvements in physical health domain (P=0.00* for TG and CG) and psychological domain (P=0.02* for TG; P=0.00* for CG) of WHOQoL following six-week intervention. However, there were no significant differences (P>0.05) in TG and CG’s social relationship and environment domains. Between-group comparison showed no significant differences (P>0.05) between CG and TG’s physical health, psychological, and social relationships domains of WHOQoL following 6-week intervention. However, there was significant difference in the environment domain (P<0.05). Telephysiotherapy using telephone medium improved QoL in patients with knee OA comparable to clinic based treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1e4d96909aef4b0c9be7bb375612cd4a2025-02-03T05:48:17ZengWileyInternational Journal of Telemedicine and Applications1687-64151687-64232014-01-01201410.1155/2014/903816903816Is Telephysiotherapy an Option for Improved Quality of Life in Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee?Adesola C. Odole0Oluwatobi D. Ojo1Department of Physiotherapy, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200284, NigeriaDepartment of Physiotherapy, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200284, NigeriaThis study investigated effect of a 6-week telephysiotherapy programme on quality of life (QoL) of patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Fifty patients with knee OA were randomly and equally assigned into two treatment groups: clinic group (CG) and telephysiotherapy group (TG). The CG received physiotherapist-administered osteoarthritis-specific exercises in the clinic thrice weekly for 6 weeks while the TG received structured telephone monitoring with self-administered osteoarthritis-specific exercises for the same duration at home. Participants’ QoL was assessed using WHOQoL-Bref at baseline, second, fourth, and sixth week of intervention. Data were analyzed using ANOVA and independent Student’s t-test. Within-group comparison showed significant improvements in physical health domain (P=0.00* for TG and CG) and psychological domain (P=0.02* for TG; P=0.00* for CG) of WHOQoL following six-week intervention. However, there were no significant differences (P>0.05) in TG and CG’s social relationship and environment domains. Between-group comparison showed no significant differences (P>0.05) between CG and TG’s physical health, psychological, and social relationships domains of WHOQoL following 6-week intervention. However, there was significant difference in the environment domain (P<0.05). Telephysiotherapy using telephone medium improved QoL in patients with knee OA comparable to clinic based treatment.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/903816 |
| spellingShingle | Adesola C. Odole Oluwatobi D. Ojo Is Telephysiotherapy an Option for Improved Quality of Life in Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee? International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications |
| title | Is Telephysiotherapy an Option for Improved Quality of Life in Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee? |
| title_full | Is Telephysiotherapy an Option for Improved Quality of Life in Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee? |
| title_fullStr | Is Telephysiotherapy an Option for Improved Quality of Life in Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is Telephysiotherapy an Option for Improved Quality of Life in Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee? |
| title_short | Is Telephysiotherapy an Option for Improved Quality of Life in Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee? |
| title_sort | is telephysiotherapy an option for improved quality of life in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee |
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