Understanding prescribed dose in hand strengthening exercise for rheumatoid arthritis: A secondary analysis of the SARAH trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

1) To identify therapist or participant characteristics associated with prescribed dose of hand strengthening exercise in adults with rheumatoid arthritis and 2) To determine the impact of dose prescribed on outcome (hand function and grip strength).

Methods

Overall dose was calculated using area under the curve (AUC). Analysis 1 assessed the association between therapist professional background, therapist grade, baseline participant physical and psychological characteristics and prescribed dose. Analyses 2 and 3 estimated the relationship between prescribed dose and overall hand function and grip strength. Generalised estimating equation linear regression analysis was used.

Results

Analysis 1: Being treated by an occupational therapist (β = -297.0, 95% CI -

SUBMITTER: Boniface G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10084296 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature