Background: Osteoarthritis disease (OA) is a major public health problem globally, affecting the cartilage of joint and contributing to reduced function that affects the quality of life. Knee Osteoarthritis disease (KOA) is considered the most frequent reason for knee pain in both adult and elder people. Although pain is the main and most common disabling symptom for KOA patients; however, knee stiffness, oedema, disfigurement, and decreased functional ability such as walking, are widespread associated health issues of those patients. Since there is no cure for OA, the aim of therapy is generally to reduce pain, manage symptoms, improve joint function, and minimize disability. Revulsive compresses are a hydrotherapy procedure commonly used to eliminate or reduce pain and related KOA effects. Study aim: evaluate the responsiveness of pain and associated health issues of patients with knee osteoarthritis to the revulsive compresses. Study Design: a quasi-experimental design. Setting: Orthopedic and Rheumatology Outpatient clinics at Zagazig University Hospitals, Egypt. Subject: a purposive sample included 60 adult patients with knee osteoarthritis. Tools: A structured interview questionnaire; 0-10 Numeric pain rating scale; and Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score were used to collect data. Results: there was a statistically significant reducing and improving the pain intensity level and knee OA associated health issues as pain; other symptoms; difficulty in performing activities of daily living functions, activities of sports and recreational functions and quality of life-related to the knee after applying of revulsive compresses compared to before applying it. Conclusions: the pain and associated health issues of patients with knee osteoarthritis have positive responsiveness to Revulsive compresses, this leads us to conclude that the Revulsive compresses are effective in reducing and improving both pain and associated health issues of those patients. Recommendations: The early strategies for managing patients with knee osteoarthritis should include revulsive compresses to reduce pain and improve the associated health issues for those patients.
Basuny, N. A. E. M., Zatton, H. K., & Abo- Hashem, M. M. . M. (2020). Responsiveness of Pain and Associated Health Issues of Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis to the Revulsive Compresses. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 11(3), 114-143. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.108130
MLA
Naglaa Abd ElKareem Moghazy Basuny; Howida Kameel Zatton; Maged Mohamed Maher Abo- Hashem. "Responsiveness of Pain and Associated Health Issues of Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis to the Revulsive Compresses", Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 11, 3, 2020, 114-143. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.108130
HARVARD
Basuny, N. A. E. M., Zatton, H. K., Abo- Hashem, M. M. . M. (2020). 'Responsiveness of Pain and Associated Health Issues of Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis to the Revulsive Compresses', Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 11(3), pp. 114-143. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.108130
VANCOUVER
Basuny, N. A. E. M., Zatton, H. K., Abo- Hashem, M. M. . M. Responsiveness of Pain and Associated Health Issues of Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis to the Revulsive Compresses. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2020; 11(3): 114-143. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.108130
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