Benefits of home-based exercising ability in patients with osteoarthritis

Abstract

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the ability of osteoarthritis (OA) patients to exercise at home and the extent to which they benefit from such exercise. Metarials and Methods: The research was carried out on 103 patients who had been admitted to the physical therapy and rehabilitation (PMR) clinic with the diagnosis of OA, and who agreed to participate in the study, having been granted permission by the institution. The research data were obtained using a questionnaire, formulated on the basis of a literature review, which was completed by patients at the PMR clinic, using a face-to-face interview technique. In the assessment of data, the chi square test and logistic regression analysis were used. p value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: It was found that 58.3% of participants exercised at home, and that 80% of those who exercised did muscle and joint exercises three times a week. Sixty-six point seven percent of those who exercised stated that exercise reduced symptoms such as pain, morning stiffness caused by OA. It was established that the reasons for patients not taking regular exercise included principally pain (76% of them), disbelief in the efficacy of exercise, lack of time and information. The study showed that availability of information (p

Özet

Amaç: Bu çalışma osteoartrit (OA)’li hastaların evde egzersiz yapma ve egzersizden yarar görme durumlarını belirlemek amacıyla tanımlayıcı olarak yapıldı.Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışma Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon (FTR)polikliniğine başvuran, OA tanısı konulan, kurum izni alınan ve çalışmayakatılmayı kabul eden 103 hasta ile tamamlandı. Araştırmanın verileri literatür taranarak oluşturulan anket formuyla FTR polikliniğindeki hastalarla yüz yüze görüşme tekniği kullanılarak yapıldı. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde ki-kare önemlilik testi ve lojistik regresyon analizikullanıldı. p