The effect of innovative smartphone application on adherence to a home-based exercise programs for female older adults with knee osteoarthritis in Saudi Arabia: a randomized controlled trial
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Vol. 10 Iss. 15 | August 2022 | Number 11
Disabil Rehabil. 2022 Jun;44(11):2420-2427.
Study Summary
Forty patients with chronic knee osteoarthritis were randomized to either the home-exercise smartphone application program (n=20) or the paper-based home exercise program (n=20). The primary outcome of this trial was to determine the adherence rate to the exercise program at 3 and 6 weeks. Secondary outcomes such as pain intensity (Arabic Numeric Pain Rating Scale (ANPRS)), knee function (Arabic version of Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Index (ArWOMAC)), and Five-Times Sit-to-Stand Test (FTSST) were measured. The results of this trial showed significant differences in adherence rate and pain intensity after 6 weeks with better adherence and pain scores in the smartphone app group.
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