Knee osteoarthritis: knee confidence study v1.0
Research type
Research Study
Full title
How does knee confidence affect arthritis self-efficacy and exercise self-efficacy in people with knee osteoarthritis?
IRAS ID
166473
Contact name
Angela Ching
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 5 months, 0 days
Research summary
Knee confidence and exercise in people with knee osteoarthritis.
Background
The people seeking treatment for knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is likely to reach 6.5 million by 2020. Also, the number of total knee replacement (TKR) surgeries is rising, causing a burden on the National Health Service (NHS). It cost £426 million to perform TKR surgeries in the United Kingdom in 2010. The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommend exercise as a treatment for KOA, but exercise adherence decreases over time.Importance
Research shows the benefits of exercise in reducing pain and disability in people with KOA and could delay them from having a TKR. Low exercise adherence is linked to lack of confidence. Hence, exercise adherence and confidence are key issues to tackle.Research purpose
The purpose is to explore the link between knee confidence (the confidence with one’s knees) and arthritis and exercise self-efficacies (one’s beliefs in one’s abilities to cope with arthritis and be physically active, respectively). Also, we want to explore peoples’ views on how they feel their healthcare provider can support them.Potential benefits
It is key to listen to our patients. This study can inform future healthcare practice to consider patients’ views when targeting confidence in physical activity for future treatments for patients with KOA.What it involves for participants and study design
This study has 2 stages: 1) all participants complete a questionnaire at the start of the study and also an identical questionnaire 12 months after their first questionnaire; 2) one-to-one interviews will be conducted on approximately 25 participants who completed the first questionnaire. A total of 140 participants from a general practice in Nottingham will be recruited.Funders
The University of Nottingham and Arthritis Research UK Centre for Sport, Exercise, and Osteoarthritis.REC name
South Central - Oxford C Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/SC/0212
Date of REC Opinion
8 Apr 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion