Older adults with and without knee OA. Falls, Function, Assessment, Knee osteoarthritis, Elderly
Conditions
Interventions
Older adults from primary care units diagnosed with knee OA by a physician in combination with the Oxford Knee Score. As well as participants without knee OA were recruited from local community member
Supportive Care
Older adults with knee OA
Sponsors
Prince of Songkla University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Older adults from primary care units diagnosed with knee OA 2. Age at least 60 year 3. Oxford knee score at 0 - 39
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. history of hip and/or knee replacement surgery 2. history of below the knee surgery 3. pain in one or both knees at rest (more than 7 out of 10 on the numerical rating scale) 4. neurological conditions resulting in a loss of sensory perception, muscular weakness, and loss of balance, such as stroke, spinal cord injury, Parkinson disease, dementia, vertigo, or vestibular disturbance 5. inability to understand the researcher verbal instructions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Events of fall 12 months Prospective follow up | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Risk of falling Baseline Thai-FART,Dynamic balance Baseline Time Up and go test,Walking speed Baseline 10 meter Walk test,Static balance Baseline Functional Reach test,Ability to transfer weight and control the stability Baseline Alternate-step test ,Lower limb muscle strength Baseline Five time sit-to-stand test | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactLalita Khuna
Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University
Outcome results
None listed