Clinical audit on outcome measures used in examination of knee osteoarthritis in selected hospitals and clinics in the Philippines.

Jocel Magpili Regino; Cristine Rose Sanchez Versales; Jin Kaye Galupe Catalan; Edgar Maurice Gunda Bajado; Marielle Regine Del Rosario De Jesus; Orville Espiritu Hernandez; Gabriele Uriel Escalano Palisoc; Jaime Antonio Saile Rama; Alyssa Rae Samson Tungal

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Clinical audit on outcome measures used in examination of knee osteoarthritis in selected hospitals and clinics in the Philippines.

Author: Jocel Magpili Regino ^{1
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2} ; Cristine Rose Sanchez Versales ¹ ; Jin Kaye Galupe Catalan ¹ ; Edgar Maurice Gunda Bajado ¹ ; Marielle Regine Del Rosario De Jesus ¹ ; Orville Espiritu Hernandez ¹ ; Gabriele Uriel Escalano Palisoc ¹ ; Jaime Antonio Saile Rama ¹ ; Alyssa Rae Samson Tungal ¹
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1. Department of Physical Therapy, College of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
2. Center for Health Research and Movement Sciences, College of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: degenerative joint disease; standardized outcome measure tool; clinical audit
From: Philippine Journal of Allied Health Sciences 2020;4(1):15-21
CountryPhilippines
Language:English
Abstract: BACKGROUND:Knee osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease affecting the aging Filipino population. Outcome measure tools are used to assess a patient’s health status for the quality of care improvement. With the increasing prevalence of knee osteoarthritis, it warrants the need to conduct a clinical audit to identify the most common outcome measure tools used by Filipino Physical Therapists.
OBJECTIVES:To determine the outcome measure tools used by Filipino Physical Therapists in assessing knee osteoarthritis in hospitals and clinics and compare it to the current global standard of assessment.
METHODS:A retrospective record audit study design was used to determine the current assessment tool compared with standards of assessment.
RESULTS:Of the 45 of 285 charts reviewed, 80% were females and 73.33%, aged older than 60 years. The following were examination tools used by Physical Therapists: In Subjective; a. pain score (97.77%), b Functional status (80%), and c. stiffness ( 4.44%). In Objective; a. ocular inspection and palpation(97.77% ), b. range of motion and manual muscle testing (93.33%), c. posture ( 48.89%), d. special testsB (33.33%), e. gait analysis ( 71.11%), and f. Functional assessment ( 91.11%). Physical Therapists did not use Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis (WOMAC), Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Short Form-36 (SF-36), and Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score ( KOOS) outcome measures for assessing knee osteoarthritis.
CONCLUSION:Physical Therapists did not use standardized outcome measure tools in the assessment for knee osteoarthritis. Thus, the study shows the gap in the assessment for knee osteoarthritis in the Philippines and global standards.
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