Moderators of effects of internet-delivered exercise and pain coping skills training for people with knee osteoarthritis: Exploratory analysis of the impact randomized controlled trial

BJ Lawford; RS Hinman; J Kasza; R Nelligan; F Keefe; C Rini; KL Bennell

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Moderators of effects of internet-delivered exercise and pain coping skills training for people with knee osteoarthritis: Exploratory analysis of the impact randomized controlled trial

BJ Lawford, RS Hinman, J Kasza, R Nelligan, F Keefe, C Rini, KL Bennell

Journal of Medical Internet Research | JMIR PUBLICATIONS, INC | Published : 2018

DOI: 10.2196/10021

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Abstract

Background: Internet-delivered exercise, education, and pain coping skills training is effective for people with knee osteoarthritis, yet it is not clear whether this treatment is better suited to particular subgroups of patients. Objective: The aim was to explore demographic and clinical moderators of the effect of an internet-delivered intervention on changes in pain and physical function in people with knee osteoarthritis. Methods: Exploratory analysis of data from 148 people with knee osteoarthritis who participated in a randomized controlled trial comparing internet-delivered exercise, education, and pain coping skills training to internet-delivered education alone. Primary outcomes wer..

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Funding Acknowledgements

The trial was funded by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (program grant #1091302). RSH is supported by Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (FT130100175). BJL is supported by a PhD stipend from the National Health & Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence (#1079078). KLB is supported by a National Health & Medical Research Council Fellowship (#1058440). Development of the Web-based PCST program was supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, part of the United States National Institutes of Health, under Award Number R01 AR057346.