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ArticleFrontiers in public health2024

Exploring the impact of physiotherapy on health outcomes in older adults with chronic diseases: a cross-sectional analysis.

Ravi Shankar Reddy, Khalid A Alahmari, Mastour Saeed Alshahrani, Batool Abdulelah Alkhamis, Jaya Shanker Tedla, Mohammad A ALMohiza, Basant Hamdy Elrefaey, Ghada M Koura, Kumar Gular, Hani Hassan Alnakhli and 3 more

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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13 authors.

Ravi Shankar ReddyProgram of Physical Therapy, Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Khalid A AlahmariProgram of Physical Therapy, Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Mastour Saeed AlshahraniProgram of Physical Therapy, Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Batool Abdulelah AlkhamisProgram of Physical Therapy, Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Jaya Shanker TedlaProgram of Physical Therapy, Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad A ALMohizaDepartment of Health Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Basant Hamdy ElrefaeyProgram of Physical Therapy, Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Ghada M KouraProgram of Physical Therapy, Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Kumar GularProgram of Physical Therapy, Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Hani Hassan AlnakhliProgram of Physical Therapy, Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Debjani MukherjeeProgram of Physical Therapy, Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Vikram Sreenivasa RaoDepartment of Anatomy, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Khalid Awad Al-QahtaniProgram of Physical Therapy, Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: This study evaluates the impact of physiotherapy interventions on health outcomes and explores the correlation between physiotherapy session characteristics and improvements in health among older individuals. Methods: In a cross-sectional design, 384 older adults with chronic conditions such as arthritis, osteoporosis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), diabetes, and hypertension were recruited. Results: The proportion of arthritis (39.1%) and hypertension (45.8%) was notably high. Participants receiving physiotherapy showed significant improvements in pain levels (mean reduction from 5.09 to 2.95), mobility scores (improvement from 3.0 to 3.96), and functional independence. A positive correlation was identified between the frequency of physiotherapy sessions and pain reduction ( Conclusion: Physiotherapy interventions significantly improve health outcomes in older adults with chronic diseases.

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Physical Therapy ModalitiesAgedAged, 80 and overChronic DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle Agedchronic diseasesfunctional independencegeriatric caremobilityolder adult healthpain managementphysiotherapy

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PMID39314794
PMCPMC11416960

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