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Knee osteoarthritis and its related issues: patients’ perspective

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common chronic joint disease that results in pain and disability in many people. Cultural practice may influence patients’ views about their condition, its related issues and management. The aim of our study was to explore the perspective about knee OA and its related i...

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Main Authors: Mohd Azzuan Ahmad,, Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh,, Chua, Wei Qing, Nor Najwatul Akmal Ab. Rahman,, Fazlina@Asma Mohd Padzil,
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
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spelling my-ukm.journal.129552019-05-17T14:26:23Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12955/ Knee osteoarthritis and its related issues: patients’ perspective Mohd Azzuan Ahmad, Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh, Chua, Wei Qing Nor Najwatul Akmal Ab. Rahman, Fazlina@Asma Mohd Padzil, Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common chronic joint disease that results in pain and disability in many people. Cultural practice may influence patients’ views about their condition, its related issues and management. The aim of our study was to explore the perspective about knee OA and its related issues among Malaysian patients with knee OA. Twelve patients diagnosed with knee OA (8 females and 4 males) attending physiotherapy sessions at a University Hospital, mean age (SD): 67.1(9.4) years and median visual analog scale score of 5/10 participated in this qualitative study. One to one in-depth interviews were conducted, audio recorded and later transcribed verbatim. Three main themes were identified from the transcribed data; knee pain and its’ related issues (reason and aggravating factors of knee pain, coping strategies), impact of knee pain (impact on daily activities and emotions) and physiotherapy management (effects and expectations of physiotherapy, compliance and adherence towards home exercises). Most participants expressed that their knee pain was aggravated by certain movements that had an effect on their daily activities namely squatting. The findings also suggested that physiotherapy management was perceived as secondary prevention rather than a cure. Findings from this study provides information about the perceptions and related issues of patients with knee OA. This information may help health professionals in tailoring patient-centered care and provide better management. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12955/1/24104-76996-1-PB.pdf Mohd Azzuan Ahmad, and Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh, and Chua, Wei Qing and Nor Najwatul Akmal Ab. Rahman, and Fazlina@Asma Mohd Padzil, (2018) Knee osteoarthritis and its related issues: patients’ perspective. Jurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia, 16 (SI). pp. 171-177. ISSN 1675-8161 http://ejournal.ukm.my/jskm/issue/view/1072
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description Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common chronic joint disease that results in pain and disability in many people. Cultural practice may influence patients’ views about their condition, its related issues and management. The aim of our study was to explore the perspective about knee OA and its related issues among Malaysian patients with knee OA. Twelve patients diagnosed with knee OA (8 females and 4 males) attending physiotherapy sessions at a University Hospital, mean age (SD): 67.1(9.4) years and median visual analog scale score of 5/10 participated in this qualitative study. One to one in-depth interviews were conducted, audio recorded and later transcribed verbatim. Three main themes were identified from the transcribed data; knee pain and its’ related issues (reason and aggravating factors of knee pain, coping strategies), impact of knee pain (impact on daily activities and emotions) and physiotherapy management (effects and expectations of physiotherapy, compliance and adherence towards home exercises). Most participants expressed that their knee pain was aggravated by certain movements that had an effect on their daily activities namely squatting. The findings also suggested that physiotherapy management was perceived as secondary prevention rather than a cure. Findings from this study provides information about the perceptions and related issues of patients with knee OA. This information may help health professionals in tailoring patient-centered care and provide better management.
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author Mohd Azzuan Ahmad,
Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh,
Chua, Wei Qing
Nor Najwatul Akmal Ab. Rahman,
Fazlina@Asma Mohd Padzil,
spellingShingle Mohd Azzuan Ahmad,
Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh,
Chua, Wei Qing
Nor Najwatul Akmal Ab. Rahman,
Fazlina@Asma Mohd Padzil,
Knee osteoarthritis and its related issues: patients’ perspective
author_facet Mohd Azzuan Ahmad,
Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh,
Chua, Wei Qing
Nor Najwatul Akmal Ab. Rahman,
Fazlina@Asma Mohd Padzil,
author_sort Mohd Azzuan Ahmad,
title Knee osteoarthritis and its related issues: patients’ perspective
title_short Knee osteoarthritis and its related issues: patients’ perspective
title_full Knee osteoarthritis and its related issues: patients’ perspective
title_fullStr Knee osteoarthritis and its related issues: patients’ perspective
title_full_unstemmed Knee osteoarthritis and its related issues: patients’ perspective
title_sort knee osteoarthritis and its related issues: patients’ perspective
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2018
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12955/1/24104-76996-1-PB.pdf
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