Assessment of factors affecting home exercise by rheumatoid arthritis outpatients
| Accession number;05A0822134 |
| Title;Assessment of factors affecting home exercise by rheumatoid arthritis outpatients |
| Author;SHIBAYAMA TAIGA(Univ. Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, JPN) KAZUMA KEIKO(Univ. Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, JPN) SATO HAJIME(Univ. Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, JPN) SATO HAJIME(Univ. of Tokyo, Fac. of Med.) |
Journal Title;Japanese Journal of Primary Care
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Journal Code:Z0404B
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ISSN:0914-8426
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VOL.28;NO.3;PAGE.155-160(2005)
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| Figure&Table&Reference;TBL.4, REF.18 |
| Pub. Country;Japan |
| Language;Japanese |
| Abstract;To explore the factors that affect rheumatoid arthritis (RA) outpatients' performance in home exercise, a cross-sectional study of outpatients of Hospital A was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire. Of 64 RA outpatients, 57 (89.1 %) exercised at home. Factors related to better performance were short duration of disease (p=0.007), no history of surgery for RA (p=0.025), and low perception of difficulty in performing home exercises (p=0.015). Factors related to higher perception of difficulty in performing home exercises were low age (p=0.001), high body mass index (BMI) value (p=0.001), history of admission for RA (p=0.010), and strong mental distress (p=0.002). We conclude that patients should be educated in the early stage of disease and that education should focus on patients' difficulties in performing home exercises, in particular for patients who are young, have a high BMI value and have previously been admitted for RA. (author abst.) |
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