ArticleCureus2020
Do Patients With Osteoarthritis get Weight Loss Counseling?
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- The Influence of Physical Exercises on the Flexibility of Older Individuals with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review.Iranian journal of public health · 2024Review
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- Estimating the Prevalence of Knee Pain and the Association between Illness Perception Profiles and Self-Management Strategies in the Frederiksberg Cohort of Elderly Individuals with Knee Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
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8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionOsteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disease of joints which if untreated can lead to a permanent disability of joints. Obesity plays an important role in the morbidity of OA. Since there is no curative treatment for OA, several researches focusing on nonpharmacological intervention for OA have come forth. Triad of education, exercise, and weight loss has been gaining popularity as a first-line nonpharmacological treatment for OA. This article measures the number of OA patients, irrespective of age and gender, who have received weight-loss counseling from their physicians and it also studies patients' willingness to lose weight after being counseled. METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional study was conducted from 10th June 2020 to 10th July 2020. Diagnosed cases of OA were included and their consent was taken. A self-administered questionnaire was used which included questions asking if they have ever received weight-loss counseling and if they will try to lose weight on being advised by their physician. Data were collected from the participants using google forms and analyzed using SPSS-22.
resultsOut of 199 OA patients included in our study, only 28 (14%) participants received weight loss and exercise counseling from their physicians. A positive response was observed in 175 (87.9%) participants out of 199 who reported that they would exercise and practice a healthy lifestyle to lose weight if they were advised properly.
conclusionResults of our study showed that the total number of OA patients receiving advice from their treating physician regarding weight loss is less. However, the majority of the patients were willing to exercise and control their weight if advised properly by their physician.
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