Health-related quality of life and musculoskeletal function in patients with musculoskeletal disorders: after compared to before short-term group-based aqua-exercises
Engelsk titel: Health-related quality of life and musculoskeletal function in patients with musculoskeletal disorders: after compared to before short-term group-based aqua-exercises
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Författare:
Enblom, Anna
;
Wicher, Martin
;
Nordell, Therese
Email: anna.enblom@liu.se
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 33
Dokumenttyp:
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UI-nummer: 17015534
Sammanfattning
This study assessed health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and musculoskeletal function in patients with
musculoskeletal disorders after participation in group-based aqua-exercising, compared to before participation.
Physiotherapists instructed group-based aqua-exercising for 30 min twice a week for 8 weeks in
39 patients (81% women, mean age 55 ± 12 years), with musculoskeletal disorders located in the back
(28%), neck (17%), general myalgia (21%), lower extremities (9%), shoulder (7%) and multiple/other
regions (18%). Before and after the aqua-exercising, physiotherapists assessed patients’ musculoskeletal
function categorized using Goal Attainment Scaling, and HRQoL was measured using EuroQol 5
Dimensions (EQ-5D). The median EQ-5D score was 0.36 (25th-75th percentiles 0.09-0.69) at the start,
and after the intervention improved to 0.62 (0.09=0.73) (p ¼ 0.038). The EQ-5D score and musculoskeletal
function improved in 49% (EQ-5D) and 34% (physiotherapist assessment), were stable in 33% and
63%, and worsened in 18% and 7% of patients, respectively. In conclusion, comparable with improvements
previously seen after more time-consuming exercise periods, patients with musculoskeletal disorders
had improved HRQoL after 8 weeks of aqua-exercising compared to before exercising. This
uncontrolled feasibility study does not reveal whether this was the result of aqua-exercising. The effects
and costs need to be evaluated in randomized controlled studies.