A smartphone application to facilitate adherence to home-based exercise after flexor tendon repair: A randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Evaluate the effect of a smartphone application on exercise adherence, range of motion and self-efficacy compared to standard rehabilitation after repair of the flexor digitorum profundus tendon.

Design

Prospective multi-centre randomised controlled trial.

Setting

Four hand surgery departments in Sweden.

Subjects

A total of 101 patients (35 women) (mean age 37.5 ± 12.8) were randomised to control (n = 49) or intervention group (n = 52).

Intervention

A smartphone application to facilitate rehabilitation.

Main outcome measures

Adherence assessed with the Sport Injury Rehabilitation Adherence Scale at two and six weeks (primary outcome). Secondary outcomes were self-reported adherence in three domains assessed at two and six w

SUBMITTER: Svingen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7874382 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature