Effects of covertly measured home exercise adherence on patient outcomes among older adults with chronic knee pain

PJA Nicolson; RS Hinman; TV Wrigley; PW Stratford; KL Bennell

Journal article

Effects of covertly measured home exercise adherence on patient outcomes among older adults with chronic knee pain

PJA Nicolson, RS Hinman, TV Wrigley, PW Stratford, KL Bennell

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy | J O S P T | Published : 2019

DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2019.8843

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Assessment of home exercise adherence and the degree to which adherence influences changes in patient outcomes is limited by the use of self-reported measures. OBJECTIVES: To determine the relationship between adherence to a home strengthening program, covertly measured by accelerometers in ankle cuff weights, and changes in self-reported pain, physical function, and knee extensor strength among people with chronic knee pain. METHODS: This is a secondary analysis of data from a clinical measurement study in 54 adults, aged 45 years or older, with chronic knee pain who completed a 12-week, home-based quadricepsstrengthening program. A triaxial accelerometer was concealed in the an..

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Funding Acknowledgements

The University of Melbourne Human Research Ethics Committee granted ethical approval for this study. This study was supported by funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (Centre of Research Excellence number 1079078) and from the Physiotherapy Research Fund (seeding grant S15-042). Dr Nicolson was supported by a PhD stipend from the Medibank Better Health Foundation. Dr Bennell is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Fellowship (number 1058440). Dr Hinman is supported by an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (FT130100175). The authors certify that they have no affiliations with or financial involvement in any organization or entity with a direct financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in the article.