Acceptability of a nurse-led non-pharmacological complex intervention for knee pain: Nurse and patient views and experiences.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The overall purpose of this research programme is to develop and test the feasibility of a complex intervention for knee pain delivered by a nurse, and comprising both non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions. In this first phase, we examined the acceptability of the non-pharmacological component of the intervention; issues faced in delivery, and resolved possible challenges to delivery.

Methods

Eighteen adults with chronic knee pain were recruited from the community. The intervention comprised holistic assessment, education, exercise, weight-loss advice (where appropriate) and advice on adjunctive treatments such as hot/cold treatments, footwear modification and walking aids. After nurse training, the intervention was delivered in four sessions sprea

SUBMITTER: Nomikos PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8758099 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature