Effect of Thermotherapy on Clinical Outcomes among Patients with Osteoarthritis | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Volume 14, Issue 4, December 2023, Pages 1299-1304 PDF (541.72 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.346096 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Manal E. Fareed1; Fayza K.Khalil2; Eman A. Shokr3; Wafaa Mustafa. El Kotb2 | ||
| 1Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt | ||
| 2Lecturer of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt | ||
| 3Assistant professor of Family and Community Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: The most common and crippling type of arthritis is osteoarthritis (OA), which is characterized as a degenerative disorder targeting synovial joints. Patients with osteoarthritis frequently lament a dull aching pain that worsens with movements. When physical agents as heat therapy are used properly, they can combat unpleasant conditions. Aim: This study was carried out to determine the effect of thermotherapy on Clinical Outcomes among Patients with Osteoarthritis. Design: A quasi-experimental research design (pre-post study/control) was used to achieve the study's aim Setting: The study was conducted in the orthopedic outpatient department of the shebin EL-Kom Teaching Hospital and Menoufia University Hospital, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. Sample: 80 adults with unilaterally knee osteoarthritis were chosen as a convenient sample. Three different tools were used to collect data. Tool I: structured interview questionnaire. Tool II: Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale (LKSC). Tool II1: The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index. Results: The mean pain and stiffness scores were 13.62±2.10 and 5.40±0.92 respectively among the study group and 13.52±2.01 and 5.50±0.87 respectively among the control group, which were highly significantly decreased among the study group than the control group with P value = <0.001. Conclusions: A distinct effect of thermotherapy on knee osteoarthritis was observed in a form of decreasing pain, stiffness, and improving physical functions. Recommendation: Superficial heat therapy should be included in managing patients with osteoarthritis to relieve pain, stiffness and improve physical function. Moreover, replication of the study with a larger probability sample must be considered in the development of future research to allow for greater generalization of the results. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| thermotherapy; clinical outcomes; knee pain; and osteoarthritis | ||
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