作者
Kim L Bennell, Penny K Campbell, Thorlene Egerton, Ben Metcalf, Jessica Kasza, Andrew Forbes, Caroline Bills, Janette Gale, Anthony Harris, Gregory S Kolt, Stephen J Bunker, David J Hunter, Caroline A Brand, Rana S Hinman
发表日期
2017/1
期刊
Arthritis care & research
卷号
69
期号
1
页码范围
84-94
简介
Objective
To investigate whether simultaneous telephone coaching improves the clinical effectiveness of a physiotherapist‐prescribed home‐based physical activity program for knee osteoarthritis (OA).
Methods
A total of 168 inactive adults ages ≥50 years with knee pain on a numeric rating scale ≥4 (NRS; range 0–10) and knee OA were recruited from the community and randomly assigned to a physiotherapy (PT) and coaching group (n = 84) or PT‐only (n = 84) group. All participants received five 30‐minute consultations with a physiotherapist over 6 months for education, home exercise, and physical activity advice. PT+coaching participants also received 6–12 telephone coaching sessions by clinicians trained in behavioral‐change support for exercise and physical activity. Primary outcomes were pain (NRS) and physical function (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index [WOMAC …
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