{"title":"Digital Self-management, Analgesic Use, and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Knee or Hip Osteoarthritis","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.apmr.2024.05.033","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apmr.2024.05.033","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To investigate changes in analgesic use before and after participation in a digital first-line treatment program (exercise, patient education) in persons with knee or hip osteoarthritis (OA) and to explore associations between these changes in medication use and participant-reported pain and function.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Retrospective cohort study with pre-post measures.</div></div><div><h3>Setting</h3><div>Community setting.</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>Individuals (N=4100; mean age ± SD, 64.5±9.3y; 73.3% women) participating in the digital program.</div></div><div><h3>Interventions</h3><div>A digital supervised education and exercise therapy.</div></div><div><h3>Main Outcome Measures</h3><div>Self-reported analgesic use for knee/hip pain during the past month at baseline and 12-week follow-up, knee/hip numeric rating scale pain (0-10, a higher value indicating more pain), and Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score 12 or Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score 12 function subscale (0-100, higher values indicating better function). McNemar test, multivariable logistic regression, and linear random intercept model were used for statistical analyses.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Among participants, 61.4% and 49.4% were analgesic users at baseline and 12-week follow-up, respectively, (absolute reduction 12.0%; 95% confidence interval, 10.5-13.5). Being female, having hip OA, lower education, higher body mass index, living outside large metropolitan cities, coexisting rheumatoid arthritis, and walking difficulties were associated with higher odds of analgesic use at baseline. At both time points, persons not using analgesics at the time reported better outcomes. All groups but “new users” experienced improvements in their pain and function following participation in digital program with the greatest improvements observed among “quitters.”</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Engaging in a digital exercise and patient education program as a primary treatment for knee or hip OA was associated with a reduction in the use of analgesics. The greatest improvements were seen for those who stopped analgesic use. These results highlight the importance of providing effective first-line treatment to people with knee or hip OA.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8313,"journal":{"name":"Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation","volume":"105 10","pages":"Pages 1821-1828"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141309894","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prediction Model for Delayed Behavior of Early Ambulation After Surgery for Varicose Veins of the Lower Extremity: A Prospective Case-Control Study","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.apmr.2024.06.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apmr.2024.06.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To analyze influencing factors and establish a prediction model for delayed behavior of early ambulation after surgery for varicose veins of the lower extremity (VVLE).</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>A prospective case-control study.</div></div><div><h3>Setting</h3><div>Patients with VVLE were recruited from 2 local hospitals.</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>In total, 498 patients with VVLE were selected using convenience sampling and divided into a training set and a test set.</div></div><div><h3>Interventions</h3><div>Not applicable.</div></div><div><h3>Main Outcome Measures</h3><div>We collected information from the selected participants before surgery and followed up until the day after surgery, then divided them into a normal and delayed ambulation group. Propensity score matching was applied to all participants by type of surgery and anesthesia. All the characteristics in the 2 groups were compared using logistic regression, back propagation neural network (BPNN), and decision tree models. The accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and area under the curve (AUC) values of the 3 models were compared to determine the optimal model.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 406 participants were included after propensity score matching. The AUC values for the training sets of logistic regression, BPNN, and decision tree models were 0.850, 0.932, and 0.757, respectively. The AUC values for the test sets were 0.928, 0.984, and 0.776, respectively. A BPNN was the optimal model. Social Support Rating Scale score, preoperative 30-second sit-stand test score, Clinical-Etiology-Anatomy-Pathophysiology (CEAP) grade, Medical Coping Modes Questionnaire score, and whether you know the need for early ambulation, in descending order of the result of a BPNN model. A probability value greater than 0.56 indicated delayed behavior of early ambulation.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Clinicians should pay more attention to those with lower Social Support Rating Scale scores, poor lower limb strength, a higher CEAP grade, and poor medical coping ability, and make patients aware of the necessity and importance of early ambulation, thereby assisting decision-making regarding postoperative rehabilitation. Further research is needed to improve the method, add more variables, and transform the model into a scale to screen and intervene in the delayed behavior of early ambulation of VVLE in advance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8313,"journal":{"name":"Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation","volume":"105 10","pages":"Pages 1908-1920"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141442023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Letter to the Editor: “The Combined Effect of Robot-assisted Therapy and Activities of Daily Living Training on Upper Limb Recovery in Persons With Subacute Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial”","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.apmr.2024.06.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apmr.2024.06.009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8313,"journal":{"name":"Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation","volume":"105 10","pages":"Page 2008"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141533467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kim Gordon Ingwersen PT, PhD, Jette Wessel Vobbe MD, Niels Wedderkopp MD, PhD
{"title":"Response to Letter to the Editor: Effect of Psychomotricity in Combination With 3 Months of Active Shoulder Exercises in Patients With Chronic Shoulder Pain: Primary Results From an Investigator-Blinded, Randomized, Controlled Trial","authors":"Kim Gordon Ingwersen PT, PhD, Jette Wessel Vobbe MD, Niels Wedderkopp MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.apmr.2024.07.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apmr.2024.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8313,"journal":{"name":"Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation","volume":"105 10","pages":"Page 2012"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141733394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Home-Based Balance Training on Balance and Mobility in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.apmr.2024.05.019","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apmr.2024.05.019","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>To (1) examine the effects of home-based balance training on balance and mobility outcomes; (2) evaluate comparable effects between home- and center-based balance training; (3) determine the effects of different levels of supervision on treatment effects; and (4) investigate dose-response relationships of home-based balance training on balance and mobility performance in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS).</div></div><div><h3>Data Sources</h3><div>Literature searches were conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO<span>, SPORTSDiscus, and CINAHL in April 2023. Other literature sources included website and citation searches.</span></div></div><div><h3>Study Selection</h3><div>The study included randomized controlled trials of home-based balance training that included balance and mobility outcomes in persons with MS.</div></div><div><h3>Data Extraction</h3><div>Data extracted from each study included (1) number of participants; (2) dropout rate; (3) sex; (4) MS phenotype; (5) age; (6) Expanded Disability Status Scale (range); (7) exercise dose; (8) level of supervision; (9) type of intervention; (10) exercise progression; (11) type of control; and (12) outcomes measures. For the meta-analysis, mean and SD of the balance and mobility outcomes in both the intervention and control groups were used. The methodological quality of included studies was evaluated by Tool for the Assessment of Study Quality and Reporting in Exercise.</div></div><div><h3>Data Synthesis</h3><div><span>Eleven studies were identified in this systematic review and meta-analysis. Each balance and mobility outcome was standardized using Hedges’ </span><em>g</em>.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>This meta-analysis revealed comparable results between home- and center-based balance training in terms of balance and mobility improvement. There was also no evidence for the superiority of home-based balance training over no training except for static steady-state balance. This study revealed that training sessions (>36 sessions) and total exercise time (>1100min) were significant moderators for overall balance improvements. Results also indicated that, when designing future interventions, at least an indirect level of supervision (eg, weekly or biweekly phone/video calls) is warranted to maintain adherence.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8313,"journal":{"name":"Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation","volume":"105 10","pages":"Pages 1971-1984"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141174803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effects of Shock Wave Therapy on the Symptoms and Function of Individuals With Dupuytren Disease: A Systematic Review","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.apmr.2024.05.030","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apmr.2024.05.030","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To systematically evaluate the effects of extracorporeal shockwave therapy<span> (ESWT) on pain, clinical and functional outcomes, and satisfaction of patients with Dupuytren disease.</span></div></div><div><h3>Data Sources</h3><div>A thorough search for all the study types published in English was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase from inception to August 31, 2022.</div></div><div><h3>Study Selection</h3><div>Title and abstract and then full-text screening against eligibility criteria was performed independently by 2 reviewers, and a third reviewer achieved consensus.</div></div><div><h3>Data Extraction</h3><div>Reviewers identified 26 studies, of which 6 were included in the analysis (145 cases). The methodological quality was assessed using the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the Joanna Briggs Institute checklists. The certainty of evidence was evaluated using the Grading of Recommendation Assessment, Development, and Evaluation.</div></div><div><h3>Data Synthesis</h3><div><span>Assessments represented a remarkable improvement in the pain and function through the measurements including the visual analog scale, </span>the Disabilities of Arm Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire, the Michigan Hand Outcome Questionnaire, and Mayo Wrist Score. Patients’ satisfaction was also favorable using the Roles and Maudsley score. The hand grip strength improvement was noted in one study measured via a Jamar dynamometer. In addition, the ultrasonographic assessment of the nodules revealed a decrease in the size of the nodules in a patient with multiple bilateral nodules after the treatment. The quality of the included studies was good for all studies except for one that was fair. The certainty of evidence was moderate for pain and function and was low for patients’ satisfaction and ultrasonographic findings.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>ESWT can lead to significant pain improvement, functional rehabilitation, and patient satisfaction with no adverse effect in the management of Dupuytren disease. Pain may return over time, but not to that severity before the intervention. ESWT-related characteristics and the need for continuation of treatment remain to be fully elucidated in future large clinical trials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8313,"journal":{"name":"Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation","volume":"105 10","pages":"Pages 1985-1992"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141309898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Editors' Selections From This Issue","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0003-9993(24)01201-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0003-9993(24)01201-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8313,"journal":{"name":"Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation","volume":"105 10","pages":"Page A10"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142425400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Daytime Functional Usage Versus Night-Time Wearing: Identifying the Optimal Wearing Regimen for a Custom-Made Orthosis in the Treatment of Trapeziometacarpal Osteoarthritis","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.apmr.2024.06.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apmr.2024.06.013","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To compare the functional (daytime) use to the nightly use of an orthosis for patients affected by trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis (OA).</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Randomized, controlled single-blind trial.</div></div><div><h3>Setting</h3><div>The rheumatology outpatient clinic of the University.</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>Sixty participants diagnosed with trapeziometacarpal OA.</div></div><div><h3>Interventions</h3><div>Participants were randomly assigned into 2 groups: a functional group that used a functional hand-based thumb immobilization orthosis during activities of daily living and a night-time group that used the same orthosis at night.</div></div><div><h3>Main Outcomes Measures</h3><div>The patients were evaluated at baseline and after 45, 90, 180, and 360 days considering: pain at the base of the thumb and in the hand, range of motion of the thumb, grip, and pinch strength, manual dexterity, and hand function.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The groups were homogeneous at the beginning of the trial. No statistically significant difference was observed between groups over time for trapeziometacarpal pain (<em>P</em>=.646). For general hand pain, no statistically significant difference was found between groups over time (<em>P</em>=.594). Although both groups improved from baseline, there were no statistically significant differences between the groups in the vast majority of the assessed parameters. Statistically significant differences between the groups were found only in the following outcomes: thumb palmar abduction of the right hand (<em>P</em>=.023), pick-up test with closed eyes of the right hand (<em>P</em>=.048), and tripod grip strength of the right hand (<em>P</em>=.006).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Both groups showed improvement in pain and function from baseline to the end of the intervention. However, there were no reported differences in these outcomes after a 1-year follow-up between the functional (daytime) and night-time use of orthosis in patients with trapeziometacarpal OA. This suggests that both types of usage can be offered to patients.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8313,"journal":{"name":"Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation","volume":"105 10","pages":"Pages 1837-1845"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141544449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PeiQiang Peng MM, XuFei Zheng MM, YueTing Wang MM, ShuNing Jiang MM, JiaJu Chen MM, Xin Sui MM, LiJing Zhao MD, Haiyan Xu MD, Yuming Lu MD, Shuang Zhang MD
{"title":"Response to Letter to the Editor: The Effects of Near-Infrared Phototherapy Preirradiation on Lower-Limb Muscle Strength and Injury After Exercise: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis","authors":"PeiQiang Peng MM, XuFei Zheng MM, YueTing Wang MM, ShuNing Jiang MM, JiaJu Chen MM, Xin Sui MM, LiJing Zhao MD, Haiyan Xu MD, Yuming Lu MD, Shuang Zhang MD","doi":"10.1016/j.apmr.2024.07.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apmr.2024.07.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8313,"journal":{"name":"Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation","volume":"105 10","pages":"Pages 2013-2014"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141603238","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Archives I/EP Guidelines","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0003-9993(24)01223-1","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0003-9993(24)01223-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8313,"journal":{"name":"Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation","volume":"105 10","pages":"Pages 2031-2033"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142416902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}