Effect of system rehabilitation nursing guidance on the recovery of patients with knee osteoarthritis

Objective To observe the effect of system rehabilitation nursing guidance on the recovery of patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA).Methods Seventy-eight patients with KOA were randomly divided into rehabilitation group and control group,with 39 cases of each group.All groups had been given high-frequency hyperthermia,intermediate-frequency pulse,wax treatment and routine health education.Based on these physical factors treatment,the patients in the rehabilitation group were given early and systematic rehabilitation nursing guidance.The activity of daily living (ADL) and knee function of all cases were observed before the treatment and after three courses of treatment.Results Before the treatment,no significant difference was found in the ADL and knee function between two groups (P ＞ 0.05).After three courses of treatment,ADL and knee function of two groups were improved when compared with that before the treatment,ADL score and knee function score of rehabilitation group respectively were (9.52 ± 0.46) and (68.82 ± 0.74),and those of control group were (8.71 ± 0.66) and (62.06 ± 1.25),and the differences were statistically significant ( t =7.200,13.800,respectively;P ＜0.05).The good rate of treatment effect of rehabilitation group was 89.7％,while that of the control group was 58.9％,with significant difference ( x2 =11.631,P ＜ 0.05 ).Conclusions System rehabilitation nursing guidance combining with physical factors treatment can significantly improve knee function and ADL of patients with knee osteoarthritis. Key words: Osteoarthritis, knee (KOA); Rehabilitation nursing guidance; Recovery effects