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ArticleInternational journal of telemedicine and applications2014

Is telephysiotherapy an option for improved quality of life in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee?

Adesola C Odole, Oluwatobi D Ojo

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Article in International journal of telemedicine and applications, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 25 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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25 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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Adesola C OdoleDepartment of Physiotherapy, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200284, Nigeria ; School of Research and Postgraduate Studies, Faculty of Agriculture, Science and Technology, North West University, Mafikeng Campus, Mafikeng 2735, South Africa.
Oluwatobi D OjoDepartment of Physiotherapy, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200284, Nigeria ; Department of Physiotherapy, Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta 110251, Nigeria.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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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PMID24778645
PMCPMC3980780

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