Behavior Change Text Messages for Home Exercise Adherence in Knee Osteoarthritis: Randomized Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exercise is a core recommended treatment for knee osteoarthritis (OA), yet adherence declines, particularly following cessation of clinician supervision.

Objective

This study aims to evaluate whether a 24-week SMS intervention improves adherence to unsupervised home exercise in people with knee OA and obesity compared with no SMS.

Methods

A two-group superiority randomized controlled trial was performed in a community setting. Participants were people aged 50 years with knee OA and BMI ≥30 kg/m² who had undertaken a 12-week physiotherapist-supervised exercise program as part of a preceding clinical trial. Both groups were asked to continue their home exercise program unsupervised three times per week for 24 weeks and were randomly allocated to a

SUBMITTER: Bennell K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7551110 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature