Telephone-delivered exercise advice and behavior change support by physical therapists for people with knee osteoarthritis: Protocol for the telecare randomized controlled trial

RS Hinman; BJ Lawford; PK Campbell; AM Briggs; J Gale; C Bills; SD French; J Kasza; A Forbes; A Harris; SJ Bunker; CM Delany; KL Bennell

Journal article

Telephone-delivered exercise advice and behavior change support by physical therapists for people with knee osteoarthritis: Protocol for the telecare randomized controlled trial

RS Hinman, BJ Lawford, PK Campbell, AM Briggs, J Gale, C Bills, SD French, J Kasza, A Forbes, A Harris, SJ Bunker, CM Delany, KL Bennell

Physical Therapy | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC | Published : 2017

DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzx021

Abstract

Background. Exercise and physical activity are a core component of knee osteoarthritis (OA) care, yet access to physical therapists is limited for many people. Telephone service delivery models may increase access. Objective. Determine the effectiveness of incorporating exercise advice and behavior change support by physical therapists into an existing Australian nurse-led musculoskeletal telephone service for adults with knee OA. Design. Randomized controlled trial with nested qualitative studies Setting. Community, Australia-wide Participants. One hundred seventy-five people ≥45 years of age with knee symptoms consistent with a clinical diagnosis of knee OA. Eight musculoskeletal physical ..

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Funding Acknowledgements

This work is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Partnership Project grant no. 1112133), the Centre of Research Excellence (grant no. 1079078), and the Medibank Better Health Foundation, with in-kind support from MOVE muscle, bone & joint health (formerly Arthritis & Osteoporosis Victoria), HealthChange Australia, and the Australian Physiotherapy Association.