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Effects of an exercise programme using text messages on knee function in patients following arthroscopic knee surgery
Kyung Hye Park1, Won Jun Lee1, Jong Keun Seon2
1Department of Nursing, Chonnam National University Bitgoel Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea.
Aim:
The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of an exercise programme that uses text messages on knee function after arthroscopic knee surgery.
Methods:
This was a quasi-experimental study that used the nonequivalent control group non-synchronized design. A total of 52 adult patients (25 in the experimental group and 24 in the control group). scheduled for arthroscopic knee surgery for meniscal tears were included in the study. The knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score was used to confirm the effect. The collected data were statistically analyzed using SPSS version 23.0. Repeated-measures analysis of covariance was used to analyze symptoms, activities of daily living (ADL), and knee-related quality of life (QOL). Repeated-measures analysis of variance was used to analyze pain and sports and recreation function.
Results:
Significant differences in symptoms, ADL, sports and recreation function, and knee-related QOL were found according to time and group.
Conclusion:
The use of text messages was effective as a way of promoting exercise after arthroscopic knee surgery.
