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Open Access 01-12-2010 | Research article

Health beliefs before and after participation on an exercised-based rehabilitation programme for chronic knee pain: Doing is believing

Authors: Michael V Hurley, Nicola Walsh, Vanita Bhavnani, Nicky Britten, Fiona Stevenson

Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | Issue 1/2010

Abstract

Background

To explore the health beliefs, experiences, treatment and expectations of people with chronic knee pain, and investigate if, how and why these change after taking part on an integrated exercise-based rehabilitation programme - Enabling Self-management and Coping with Arthritis knee Pain through Exercise, ESCAPE-knee pain.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with people with chronic knee pain, before (n = 29) and after (n = 23) participation on the programme. Thematic analysis was used to document people's baseline health beliefs, attitudes and cognitions, and to see if how and why these changed after completing the programme.

Results

Initially people had poor understanding and negative, fatalistic beliefs about the management or prognosis for knee pain. Following the programme the majority of participants had positive experiences describing improvement in pain, physical and psychosocial functioning, greater knowledge and understanding of their condition and treatment options, and in their ability to use exercise to control symptoms. Beliefs about the causation and prognosis of knee pain were unchanged, but their concerns about possible dangers of exercise had decreased, they appreciated how exercise could reduce symptoms (treatment beliefs) and their confidence in their ability to use exercise to effect improvements (exercise self-efficacy) increased. These improvements were attributed to the content and structure of the programme, and the care and guidance of the physiotherapist. Several expressed a need for on-going support.

Conclusions

ESCAPE-knee pain appears to achieve improvements by increasing people's treatment belief in safety and the utility of exercise to control symptoms, rather than alteration in their beliefs about causation or prognosis.

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Title: Health beliefs before and after participation on an exercised-based rehabilitation programme for chronic knee pain: Doing is believing
Authors: Michael V Hurley
Nicola Walsh
Vanita Bhavnani
Nicky Britten
Fiona Stevenson
Publication date: 01-12-2010
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders / Issue 1/2010
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2474
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-11-31

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Health beliefs before and after participation on an exercised-based rehabilitation programme for chronic knee pain: Doing is believing

Abstract

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusions

Trial Registration

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

Springer Medicine

Abstract

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusions

Trial Registration

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