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Table 3 Outcome measures and proportions of patients with meaningful change or no change

From: The AktiWeb study: feasibility of a web-based exercise program delivered by a patient organisation to patients with hip and/or knee osteoarthritis

 

N

Baseline

Mean (SD)

Follow-up

Mean (SD)

Mean change

(95% CI)

Proportion improved

Proportion

no change

Proportion worsened

Physical activity

 Counts per minute/day

8

295.2 (70.7)

390.2 (110.8)

94.9 (45.0 to 144.8)

   

 MVPA minutes/day

8

33.2 (17.1)

49.6 (22.2)

16.4 (6.9 to 25.9)

   

Cardiorespiratory fitness, VO2peak (ml/kg/min)

8

25.05 (5.93)

26.88 (6.79)

1.83 (0.29 to 3.36)

   

HOOS/KOOS, normalised scores (0–100, 100 = best score)

 Symptoms

21

46.0 (17.0)

55.3 (17.1)

9.3 (4.6 to 14.0)

48%

48%

5%

 Pain

20

55.1 (19.5)

61.5 (20.2)

6.4 (1.5 to 11.3)

40%

55%

5%

 ADL

21

62.7 (18.7)

71.8 (19.2)

9.1 (5.3 to 13.0)

52%

43%

5%

 Sports/Rec

20

35.3 (26.1)

40.3 (29.1)

5.0 (− 2.4 to 12.3)

30%

45%

25%

 QoL

21

34.7 (13.6)

42.7 (17.8)

8.0 (1.8 to 14.3)

43%

43%

14%

Numeric Rating Scales (NRS), 0–10, 0 = no pain

 NRS pain, last week

20

5.2 (2.2)

4.5 (2.4)

0.7 (− 0.1 to 1.4)

30%

60%

10%

 NRS fatigue, last week

22

3.8 (3.1)

3.1 (2.7)

0.6 (− 0.5 to 1.8)

45%

41%

14%

 NRS disease activity, last week

22

5.4 (2.1)

4.5 (2.1)

0.9 (− 0.1 to 1.9)

41%

41%

18%

Health-related quality of life

 EQ-5D-5L utility score (− 0.59 to 1)

16

0.79 (0.14)

0.85 (0.11)

0.06 (0.03 to 0.09)

38%

56%

6%

 EQ-5D VAS (0–100, 100 = best health)

17

61.9 (15.1)

70.5 (18.3)

8.6 (1.2 to 16.0)

47%

41%

12%

Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale

 Pain, mean (0–100)

20

57.4 (13.6)

56.5 (12.2)

0.9 (− 7.4 to 9.1)

30%

50%

20%

 Symptoms, mean (0–100)

21

54.6 (10.9)

58.1 (-14.6)

− 3.5 (− 9.0 to 2.0)

38%

48%

14%

Exercise beliefs

 Self-efficacy, sum score (4–20)

21

14.8 (2.4)

16.8 (2.3)

− 2.0 (− 3.5 to − 0.4)

48%

43%

10%

 Barriers to exercise, sum score (3–15)

20

11.7 (2.1)

11.8 (2.1)

− 0.1 (− 0.9 to 0.7)

25%

55%

20%

 Benefits of exercise, sum score (5–25)

21

20.0 (3.2)

20.7 (2.5)

− 0.8 (− 0.2 to 0.5)

30%

55%

15%

 Impact of exercise on arthritis, sum score (8–40)

21

31.9 (4.6)

33.2 (4.5)

− 1.3 (− 2.7 to 0.1)

24%

76%

0%

  1. SD standard deviation, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, MVPA moderate to vigorous physical activity, VO2peak peak oxygen uptake, HOOS Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, KOOS Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome score, ADL function in daily living, Sport/Rec function in sport and recreation, QoL hip/knee-related quality of life