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KMID : 0604720050120020143
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Journal of Rheumatology Health
2005 Volume.12 No. 2 p.143 ~ p.154
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The Effects of Home Care Exercise Program on Knee Joint Function and Quality of Life in Patients with Total Replacement Arthroplasty
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이미경/Lee MK
이인희/주정혜/황문숙/서재곤/성영희/Lee IH/Ju JH/Hwang MS/Seo JG/Sung YH
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Abstract
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of home care exercise program on knee joint function (WOMAC) and the quality of life in patient with total knee replacement arthroplasty.
Method: Forty-one subjects were sampled according to research criteria, and divided into two groups: 21 out of experimental group and 20 out of control group. The patients having treatment of total knee replacement arthroplasty were out of the hospital. After surgery executed, it took 8days for them to recovere their health conditions since 10th day, the experimental group received the home care exercise program per regularly four days interval.
Results: 1) After applying home care exercise program, the total score on the WOMAC Index for the control group was 3.09±.76. The score of the experimental group was 3.55±.55 which is statistically higher than that of the control group. (P= .007). 2) After applying home care exercise program, the score of the quality of life for the control group was 3.09±.50. The score of the experimental group was 3.46±.35 which is statistically higher than that of the control group. (P=.007).
Conclusion: The figures show that home care excercise program has good results. These findings also indicate that the services of home care exercise program are alternatives for the hospitalizaton.
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