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- Effect of an Integral Care System: a Combination of Oriental and Western Care for Older Adults with Degenerative Arthritis
- Jia Lee, Eun Sun Ji
- J Korean Acad Nurs 2011;41(1):18-25. Published online February 28, 2011
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2011.41.1.18
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Abstract
PDF Purpose This study was done to examine the effect of an integrated care service which included a combination of oriental and western care on health outcomes in elderly patients with degenerative arthritis.
Methods A prospective comparative design was used. Data were collected from May 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009 from 85 elderly patients with degenerative arthritis in the lower extremities who were followed in a hospital out-patient department for 8 weeks. The integrated care service group (n=36) received a combination of physical therapy, acupuncture, western medicines or herbal medicines, and the western care group (n=49) received physical therapy or western medicines. Functional independence, walking speed, rotation balance, pain intensity, service satisfaction and total medical costs for the two groups were compared at 8 weeks.
Results Functional independence (t=2.14,
p =.036) and walking speed (t=2.51,p =.014) improved significantly in the integrated care group while pain intensity improved significantly in the western care group (t=3.35,p =.002). The integrated care group reported higher scores for service satisfaction (t=2.09,p =.041) and higher medical costs than the western care group (t=2.15,p =.035).Conclusion The results suggest that integrated care services are effective modalities to improve mobility and quality of life for elders with degenerative arthritis.
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