Physicians' Attending May Improve Compliance with Community Exercise Therapy in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients
- VernacularTitle:医师参与可提高膝关节骨关节炎患者参加社区运动疗法的依从性
- Author:
Bingchen AN
;
Kerong DAI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
knee osteoarthritis, physicians' attending, community based rehabilitation, exercise therapy, compliance
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2008;14(1):88-90
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate if the physician's attending could improve the compliance of knee osteoarthritis patients with community exercise therapy.Methods The Questionnaire of Community Rehabilitation of Musculoskeletal Disorder was developed.The knee osteoarthritis patients with or without physicians' attending were surveyed anonymously 3 month after exercise.Results The incidence of compliance in exercise was 87.65% in patients with the physicians' attending,and 70.37% without attending(P<0.05).Conclusion The physicians' attending may improve the compliance of knee osteoarthritis patients in community exercise therapy.
