Educational program based on health belief model on knee osteoarthritis pain management in Iranian peri menopausal women: a randomized parallel controlled study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In light of the alarming rise in knee osteoarthritis (KOA) among the population in Iran, this study rigorously evaluated the efficacy of a model-based educational intervention designed to significantly alleviate knee pain and other debilitating symptoms in peri-menopausal women affected by this condition in Yasouj, Iran.

Methods

This randomized, parallel-controlled study was conducted on 100 peri-menopausal women with KOA who were randomly divided into two groups: intervention and control (50 women in each group). The model-based knee protective interventional program was applied just to the intervention group. However, the control group received just the medication that the physician prescribed. Data by demographic questionnaire, Rheumatoid arthritis self-efficac

SUBMITTER: Dashtian M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12606976 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature