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KMID : 1104420170280020156
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Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
2017 Volume.28 No. 2 p.156 ~ p.164
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The Level of Pain, Gait Speed, and ROM in Community-dwelling Older Adults with Knee Joint Pain
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Kim Kye-Ha
Lee Jin-Min
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the level of pain, gait speed, and ROM (Range of motion) in community-dwelling older adults with knee joint pain.
Methods: A convenience sample of 160 participants living in G city were recruited. Elderly people who suffer from knee joint pain with a pain level ≥5 during the last one year on a visual analogue scale were included in the study. The data were collected from June to August 2016. All statistical analyses were performed using IBM SPSS ver. 22.0.
Results: Participants' pain was 6.81 by VAS. The mean gait speed was 13.9 sec/10m. The ROM of left knee and right knee were 54.06° and 56.50°, respectively. The level of pain was different according to gender (t=-4.87, p<.001), economic status (t=3.51, p=.032), diseases (t=5.23, p<.001), diagnosis of arthritis (t=3.86, p<.001), region of knee joint pain (F=9.30, p<.001), duration of pain occurrence (F=13.82, p<.001), and limp (F=3.58, p<.001). The level of knee joint pain and gait speed had significant correlations.
Conclusion: The gait speed in older adults is an important variable that should be taken into account in the assessment of their level of knee joint pain.
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KEYWORD
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Pain, Gait, Range of motion, Elderly, Knee joint
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