From: Educational outreach visits to improve knee osteoarthritis management in primary care
Type of appropriate exercise therapy | Group | Case | n/N (%) |
---|---|---|---|
I. At least one appropriate exercise therapy | Intervention | Case 1 Case 2 | 31/73 (42.5%) 33/73 (45.2%) |
Total | 64/146 (43.8%) | ||
Control | Case 1 Case 2 | 27/104 (26.0%) 38/104 (36.5%) | |
Total | 65/208 (31.1%) | ||
II. Specific type of appropriate exercise therapy | Â | ||
 a. Muscle-strengthening | Intervention | Case 1 Case 2 | 26/73 (35.6%) 28/73 (38.4%) |
Total | 54/146 (37.0%) | ||
Control | Case 1 Case 2 | 24/104 (23.1%) 32/104 (30.8%) | |
Total | 56/208 (26.9%) | ||
 b. Aerobic | Intervention | Case 1 Case 2 | 3/73 (4.10%) 5/73 (6.80%) |
Total | 8/146 (5.50%) | ||
Control | Case 1 Case 2 | 4/104 (3.80%) 4/104 (3.80%) | |
Total | 8/208 (3.80%) | ||
 c. Functional | Intervention | Case 1 Case 2 | 10/73 (13.7%) 12/73 (16.4%) |
Total | 22/146 (15.1%) | ||
Control | Case 1 Case 2 | 11/104 (10.6%) 15/104 (14.4%) | |
Total | 26/208 (12.5%) | ||
 d. Range of motion | Intervention | Case 2 | 9/73 (12.3%) |
Control | Case 2 | 10/104 (9.60%) |