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Research Paper | Physiotherapy | India | Volume 13 Issue 5, May 2024 | Rating: 5.1 / 10
Effect of Escape Pain Programme on Activities of Daily Living and Anxiety in Osteoarthritis of Knee
Nakka Baby [2] | N. Rama Tulasi
Abstract: Objective: To understand the effect on activities of daily living and on level of anxiety in patients suffering from osteoarthritis of knee upon participating in an integrated exercise-based rehabilitation programme - Enabling Self-management and Coping with Arthritis knee Pain through Exercise, ESCAPE-knee pain. Design: Experimental: Method: The present study was approved by the institutional ethics committee Andhra Medical college; prior the study was conducted consents forms of both local and English were provided with patients participated in this study. The sample size of 30 participants were taken into the study whom initial assessment of Hamilton anxiety scale was assessed following that the outcome scales were measured pre and post the intervention. The intervention named is ESCAPE-knee pain programme, in which exercise and educational components are included, the exercise components have a varied number of range of exercises coping for knee arthritis while the educational component helps to educate individuals regarding various aspects in arthritis, post the intervention the effect on this intervention on activity of daily living along with anxiety are measured through outcome scales. Results: After the completion of intervention for 6 weeks, it was found that the programme showed a good significance in improving the activities of daily livings along with improving the anxiety using the programme.The patients had better understanding of how essential is to include exercises as a portion of medicine in order to attain better in their condition in terms of strength and ability to train muscles for stability, also the educational component dealt improvised patient behaviour towards their myths and negative thoughts to positive ways. Hence, ESCAPE-knee pain programme had confirmed that it effects in a valuable way when applied to patients suffering from OA knee.
Keywords: ESCAPE-knee pain, Activities of daily life, Anxiety
Edition: Volume 13 Issue 5, May 2024,
Pages: 652 - 655