Telerehabilitation for Knee Osteoarthritis in Brazil: A Feasibility Study

Background: The effectiveness of telerehabilitation for a patient with knee osteoarthritis may depend upon the person’s adherence to intervention. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate whether people with knee osteoarthritis would adhere to exercise-therapy facilitated via multiple media in...

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Main Authors: Jéssica Bianca Aily, Christian John Barton, Stela Marcia Mattiello, Danilo de Oliveira Silva, Marcos de Noronha
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Language:English
Published: Hawaii Pacific University Library 2020-12-01
Series:International Journal of Telerehabilitation
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Online Access:http://telerehab.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/Telerehab/article/view/6323
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author Jéssica Bianca Aily
Christian John Barton
Stela Marcia Mattiello
Danilo de Oliveira Silva
Marcos de Noronha
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description Background: The effectiveness of telerehabilitation for a patient with knee osteoarthritis may depend upon the person’s adherence to intervention. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate whether people with knee osteoarthritis would adhere to exercise-therapy facilitated via multiple media in Brazil, a newly industrialized country. Method: This is a feasibility study, pre-post intervention. Middle aged (40-50 years) and elderly (?70 years) people with knee osteoarthritis received in-person exercise-therapy instructions on the first day, along with a booklet and DVD (videos) to take home. Participants also received six motivational phone calls throughout the 12-week treatment. Satisfaction and adherence were assessed one week after intervention with the Exercise Adherence Rating Scale (EARS), sections B and C. Preference on the method used to adhere to exercises was recorded. Conclusion: Telerehabilitation was well accepted by middle-aged and elderly Brazilians with knee osteoarthritis. The preferred media to enhance adherence, was a booklet with descriptions of the exercises, especially for the elderly cohort.
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spelling doaj-art-d48b884d21824a34a0e4f26dc165ffc62025-08-20T03:23:46ZengHawaii Pacific University LibraryInternational Journal of Telerehabilitation1945-20202020-12-0112213714810.5195/ijt.2020.63236098Telerehabilitation for Knee Osteoarthritis in Brazil: A Feasibility StudyJéssica Bianca Aily0Christian John Barton1Stela Marcia Mattiello2Danilo de Oliveira Silva3Marcos de Noronha4Federal University of São CarlosLa Trobe UniversityFederal University of São CarlosLa Trobe UniversityLa Trobe UniversityBackground: The effectiveness of telerehabilitation for a patient with knee osteoarthritis may depend upon the person’s adherence to intervention. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate whether people with knee osteoarthritis would adhere to exercise-therapy facilitated via multiple media in Brazil, a newly industrialized country. Method: This is a feasibility study, pre-post intervention. Middle aged (40-50 years) and elderly (?70 years) people with knee osteoarthritis received in-person exercise-therapy instructions on the first day, along with a booklet and DVD (videos) to take home. Participants also received six motivational phone calls throughout the 12-week treatment. Satisfaction and adherence were assessed one week after intervention with the Exercise Adherence Rating Scale (EARS), sections B and C. Preference on the method used to adhere to exercises was recorded. Conclusion: Telerehabilitation was well accepted by middle-aged and elderly Brazilians with knee osteoarthritis. The preferred media to enhance adherence, was a booklet with descriptions of the exercises, especially for the elderly cohort.http://telerehab.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/Telerehab/article/view/6323brazilkneeosteoarthritistelerehabilitation
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