Sapkota Pratima, Balu Venkatesan, Kamei Sonia, Devi Yumnam Sushma
Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Global College of Nursing, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, GITAM Institute of Nursing, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Indian J Community Med. 2024 Nov-Dec;49(6):861-865. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_39_23. Epub 2024 Oct 17.
To assess the effectiveness of osteoarthritis management program (OAMP) on the level of knowledge and practice regarding self-management among elderly with OA.
A quasi-experimental study was conducted among 60 elderly with osteoarthritis (OA) from March 1, 2021, to March 29, 2021. A community-based survey was conducted to identify the elderly with OA, and 60 persons were selected by using simple random technique. Knowledge was assessed through structured questionnaire, and non-observational checklist was used for Practice. OAMP was conducted to impart knowledge and practice skills.
The study findings showed that the majority of the participants had inadequate knowledge and poor practice before the intervention, whereas, after the implementation of OAMP, the maximum number of participants had adequate knowledge and good practices. The knowledge mean score increased from 52% to 86.7% and practices from 43.8% to 88.5%. There was a significant hike in the difference between the mean pre-test and post-test scores at < 0.001 level.
The present study proves that the use of OAMP is effective in increasing the level of knowledge and also in improving the practices among participants which help in self-management of OA and result in improvement in the level of physical function.
评估骨关节炎管理项目（OAMP）对骨关节炎（OA）老年患者自我管理知识水平和实践能力的效果。
2021年3月1日至2021年3月29日，对60例老年骨关节炎患者进行了一项准实验研究。通过社区调查识别骨关节炎老年患者，采用简单随机技术选取60人。通过结构化问卷评估知识，使用非观察性检查表评估实践能力。实施OAMP以传授知识和实践技能。
研究结果表明，大多数参与者在干预前知识不足且实践能力差，而在实施OAMP后，大多数参与者具备了足够的知识和良好的实践能力。知识平均得分从52%提高到86.7%，实践能力从43.8%提高到88.5%。在<0.001水平上，测试前和测试后平均得分之间的差异有显著提高。
本研究证明，使用OAMP可有效提高参与者的知识水平，并改善其实践能力，这有助于OA的自我管理，并提高身体功能水平。
