Physiotherapy Intervention Improves Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Life in Elderly Patients with Osteoarthritis: A Prospective Cohort Study
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design, Population, and Inclusion Criteria
2.2. Intervention Group
2.3. Control Group
2.4. Instruments
2.5. Variables and Data Gathering
2.6. Data Analysis
2.7. Ethical Aspects
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Strengths
4.2. Main Findings
4.3. Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Categories | Control Group | Treatment Group | Total | p-Value |
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Gender | Male | 30 (61.2) | 19 (38.8) | 49 (41.2) | 0.058 |
Female | 31 (44.3) | 39 (55.7) | 70 (58.8) | ||
Age range (years) | 60 to 69 | 41 (62.1) | 25 (37.9) | 66 (55.5) | 0.113 |
70 to 79 | 16 (39.0) | 25 (61.0) | 41 (34.5) | ||
80 to 89 | 2 (20) | 8 (80) | 10 (8.4) | ||
90 or more | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | 2 (1.7) | ||
BMI | Normal (24 to 27) | 35 (44.9) | 43 (55.1) | 78 (65.5) | 0.007 |
Overweight (28 to 32) | 24 (64.9) | 13 (35.1) | 37 (31.1) | ||
Obesity (>32) | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | 4 (3.4) | ||
Osteoarthritis | Knee | 27 (58.7) | 19 (41.3) | 46 (38.7) | 0.725 |
Hip | 18 (54.5) | 15 (45.5) | 33 (27.7) | ||
Spine | 16 (59.3) | 11 (40.7) | 27 (22.7) | ||
two joints | 0 (0) | 9 (100) | 9 (7.6) | ||
three joints | 0 (0) | 4 (100) | 4 (3.4) | ||
Background | Medication use | 61 (80.3) | 15 (19.7) | 76 (100) | 0.522 |
Pain | Stiffness | Functional Capacity | Total | |||||||
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Low | Moderate | Severe | Low | Moderate | Severe | Adequate | With Difficulty | Severe Difficulty | ||
Control group | 22 (36.1) | 37 (60.7) | 2 (3.3) | 14 (23.0) | 38 (62.3) | 9 (14.8) | 17 (27.9) | 42 (68.9) | 2 (3.3) | 61 (100) |
Intervention group | 54 (93.1) | 4 (6.9) | 0 (0) | 55 (94.8) | 3 (5.2) | 0 (0) | 56 (96.6) | 2 (3.4) | 0 (0) | 58 (100) |
Total | 76 (63.9) | 41 (34.5) | 2 (1.7) | 69 (58.0) | 41 (34.5) | 9 (7.6) | 73 (61.3) | 44 (37.0) | 2 (1.7) | 119 (100) |
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Moya-Salazar, J.; Olortegui-Panaifo, J.R.; Contreras-Pulache, H.; Goicochea-Palomino, E.A.; Morales-Martinez, M.E. Physiotherapy Intervention Improves Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Life in Elderly Patients with Osteoarthritis: A Prospective Cohort Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2025, 22, 966. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22060966
Moya-Salazar J, Olortegui-Panaifo JR, Contreras-Pulache H, Goicochea-Palomino EA, Morales-Martinez ME. Physiotherapy Intervention Improves Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Life in Elderly Patients with Osteoarthritis: A Prospective Cohort Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2025; 22(6):966. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22060966
Chicago/Turabian StyleMoya-Salazar, Jeel, Jordy R. Olortegui-Panaifo, Hans Contreras-Pulache, Eliane A. Goicochea-Palomino, and Marx E. Morales-Martinez. 2025. "Physiotherapy Intervention Improves Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Life in Elderly Patients with Osteoarthritis: A Prospective Cohort Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 22, no. 6: 966. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22060966
APA StyleMoya-Salazar, J., Olortegui-Panaifo, J. R., Contreras-Pulache, H., Goicochea-Palomino, E. A., & Morales-Martinez, M. E. (2025). Physiotherapy Intervention Improves Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Life in Elderly Patients with Osteoarthritis: A Prospective Cohort Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(6), 966. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22060966