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| The effect of self-management educational program on pain intensity in elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized clinical trial |
| Ganji R, Pakniat A, Armat MR, Tabatabaeichehr M, Mortazavi H |
| Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences 2018 Jun 20;6(6):1062-1066 |
| clinical trial |
| 3/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: No; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: No; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed* |
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BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis is one of the chronic diseases that greatly affect the health and life quality of individuals. AIM: This study aimed to determine the effect of self-management educational program on the pain intensity of the elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis. METHODS: In a randomised clinical trial, a total of 82 elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomly divided into intervention and control groups. The intervention group received six sessions of self-management group education, while the control group received only the routine care during this period. In both groups, patients' pain intensity, with a visual analogue scale (VAS), were assessed before, immediately after and eight weeks after the start of the study. RESULTS: The mean pain intensity scores of the intervention and control groups were not significantly different before the intervention (p = 0.9), but after the intervention, the mean pain intensity score in the intervention group (3.61 +/- 2.36) was significantly lower than that of the control group (4.93 +/- 2.00) (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSION: Implementation of a self-management program for the patients with knee osteoarthritis is useful in reducing their pain intensity and can be used as one of the effective methods for their empowerment.
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