A study to assess the effectiveness of tele rehabilitation on knee pain for patient with osteoarthritis at selected community

Abstract

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of tele rehabilitation on knee pain among patient with osteo arthritis. A pre-experimental one group pretest post test design is used to conduct the study. The study was done on 30 samples selected by purposive sampling technique from a selected community. The data was collected through questionnaire (Demographic variables) and WOMAC scale questionnaire. After obtaining the permission from the concerned authorities, the data was collected by conducting pretest by using western Ontario and MC Master university Arthritis index (WOMAC) scale and delivering rehabilitation services to the patient through video assisted demonstration on exercise and booklet on dos and don’ts issued to patients at outpatient department following which phone calls were made to every patients with OA in morning and evening to ensure patient participation in rehabilitative activities at home for 15 days and post test was done by using WOMAC scale. The study findings revealed that there was significant difference in the pain score before and after telerehabilitation. Hence the H1 is accepted which shows the difference in the pretest and post-test level of knee pain among patient with Osteoarthritis after Telerehabilitation.