title: Effects of a tailor-made exercise program on exercise adherence and health outcomes in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a mixed-methods pilot study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Previous studies showed that exercise intervention was effective in symptoms control of knee osteoarthritis (OA) but poor intervention adherence reduced the exercise effect. It has been suspected that the design of exercise intervention mainly from the health care professionals' perspective could not address the patients' barriers to exercise. Therefore, a tailor-made exercise program which incorporated the patient's perspective in the design was developed and ready for evaluation.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This pilot study estimated the effects of a tailor-made exercise program on exercise adherence and health outcomes, and explored the participants' perception and experience of the program.
  
  
  METHODS
  The intervention of this study was a 4-week community-based group exercise program, which required the participants to attend a 1-hour session each week. Thirty-four older people with knee OA were recruited to the program. Mixed-methods study design was used to estimate the effects of this program and explore the participants' perception and experience of the program. Exercise adherence and performance in return-demonstration of the exercise were assessed at 12 weeks after the program. Disease-specific health status (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index), general health status (12-item Short Form of the Medical Outcome Study Questionnaire), knee range of motion, muscle strength, and endurance of the lower extremities (Timed-Stands Test) were measured at the beginning of the program and 12 weeks after. Six participants were interviewed individually on the 12th week.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty-three participants (75.0±7.3 years) completed the one-group pretest and post-test study. The participants' exercise adherence was 91.4%±14.54%, and their correct performance in return-demonstration was 76.7%±21.75%. Most of the participants' health outcomes significantly improved at posttests except the 12-item Short Form of the Medical Outcome Study Questionnaire physical health summary score. The qualitative findings provided rich information to explain and support the quantitative results.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this study showed that a tailor-made exercise program could improve exercise adherence and health outcomes in older people with knee OA.
authors: The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR China.
authors: Fung-Kam Iris
authors: FI
authors: Lee
authors: The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR China.
authors: Tze-Fan Diana
authors: TD
authors: Lee
authors: The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR China.
authors: Winnie Kwok-Wei
authors: WK
authors: So
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015444:Exercise; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D053580:Muscle Strength; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010349:Patient Compliance; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011788:Quality of Life; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Chinese; Hong Kong; community-based program; exercise intervention; older people