Journal article
Effectiveness of an internet-delivered exercise and pain-coping skills training intervention for persons with chronic knee pain: A randomized trial
KL Bennell, R Nelligan, F Dobson, C Rini, F Keefe, J Kasza, S French, C Bryant, A Dalwood, JH Abbott, RS Hinman
Annals of Internal Medicine | AMER COLL PHYSICIANS | Published : 2017
DOI: 10.7326/M16-1714
Abstract
Background: Effective, accessible biopsychosocial treatments are needed to manage chronic knee pain on a population level. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of Internet-delivered, physiotherapist-prescribed home exercise and pain-coping skills training (PCST). Design: Pragmatic parallel-group randomized, controlled trial. (Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry: ACTRN12614000243617) Setting: Community (Australia). Patients: 148 persons aged 50 years or older with chronic knee pain. Intervention: The intervention was delivered via the Internet and included educational material, 7 videoconferencing (Skype [Microsoft]) sessions with a physiotherapist for home exercise, and a PCS..
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Awarded by National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Funding Acknowledgements
National Health and Medical Research Council.