Preliminary Efficacy of a Self‐Management Programme to Improve Quality‐of‐Life in Patients With Obesity and Osteoarthritis Awaiting Arthroplasty: A Randomised Trial
Randomised trial shows improved quality of life in obese osteoarthritis patients with self-management programme, highlighting potential benefits over usual care.
Key Points
The self-management programme improved quality of life in patients with obesity and osteoarthritis awaiting surgery, especially in social aspects.
At the 10-month mark, significant improvements were noted in social support and activity for those in the intervention group compared to usual care.
This two-group parallel randomised trial randomly assigned patients to either the self-management programme or usual care.
Further research is needed to validate these findings in larger cohorts of obese patients with osteoarthritis awaiting joint replacement.