The Level of Pain, Gait Speed, and ROM in Community-dwelling Older Adults with Knee Joint Pain.
10.12799/jkachn.2017.28.2.156
- Author:
Kye Ha KIM
1
;
Jin Min LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea. kyehakim@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Pain;
Gait;
Range of motion;
Elderly;
Knee joint
- MeSH:
Adult*;
Aged;
Arthritis;
Diagnosis;
Gait*;
Humans;
Knee Joint*;
Knee*;
Range of Motion, Articular
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2017;28(2):156-164
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to investigate the level of pain, gait speed, and ROM (Range of motion) in community-dwelling older adults with knee joint pain. METHODS: A convenience sample of 160 participants living in G city were recruited. Elderly people who suffer from knee joint pain with a pain level ≥5 during the last one year on a visual analogue scale were included in the study. The data were collected from June to August 2016. All statistical analyses were performed using IBM SPSS ver. 22.0. RESULTS: Participants' pain was 6.81 by VAS. The mean gait speed was 13.9 sec/10m. The ROM of left knee and right knee were 54.06° and 56.50°, respectively. The level of pain was different according to gender (t=-4.87, p<.001), economic status (t=3.51, p=.032), diseases (t=5.23, p<.001), diagnosis of arthritis (t=3.86, p<.001), region of knee joint pain (F=9.30, p<.001), duration of pain occurrence (F=13.82, p<.001), and limp (F=3.58, p<.001). The level of knee joint pain and gait speed had significant correlations. CONCLUSION: The gait speed in older adults is an important variable that should be taken into account in the assessment of their level of knee joint pain.
