Effectiveness of text messages for decreasing inactive behaviour in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a pilot randomised controlled study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One of the big contributors to physical inactivity in the elderly population is osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. Digital motivation seems to have a positive effect on individual physical inactivity level, but limited evidence exists on the effects of digital motivation on patients with knee OA.

Objective

To investigate if motivational text messages reduce time spent physically inactive in patients with knee OA.

Method

This study was designed as an unblinded pilot randomised controlled trial, randomising participants equally (1:1) to an intervention group (motivational text messages) or control group (no intervention). Participants were recruited from six physical therapy clinics in Denmark. Inclusion criteria were age ≥ 18, diagnosed with knee OA, owner of

SUBMITTER: Bartholdy C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6732192 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature