Purpose
This study examined sociodemographic and health factors affecting Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) among older adults with osteoarthritis based on the duration of osteoarthritis.
Methods
Data were obtained from the Seventh Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (Ⅶ-1, 2016; Ⅶ-2, 2017). The sample consisted of total 747 older adults with osteoarthritis. The complex sample analysis was performed using an independent t-test, ANOVA, x² test, and multiple linear regression using the SPSS/WIN 24.0 program.
Results
The HRQoL of older adults who had experienced osteoarthritis for 10 years or more was lower than the group who had experienced osteoarthritis for less than 10 years. The most influential factors affecting HRQoL across both groups were subjective health, limit of daily activity, and sickbed experience. Current alcohol consumption and body weight control were factors affecting HRQoL in the group who had experienced osteoarthritis for less than 10 years, while gender, current smoking, and walking were factors affecting HRQoL in the group who had experienced osteoarthritis for 10 years or more.
Conclusion
Community nurses should consider the target population and customize interventions based on the duration of osteoarthritis in order to improve HRQoL in older adults with osteoarthritis.

Citations

• A Network Analysis of Quality of Life Among Older Adults With Arthritis
  Dahee Wi, Chang G. Park, Jiae Lee, Eunjin Kim, Yoonjung Kim
  International Journal of Older People Nursing.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Effects of Progressive Balance Training Exercise Programs with Whole Body Vibration on Pain, Function, Psychosocial Status, and Balance in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis
  Sang-woo Yoon, Suhn-yeop Kim
  Journal of The Korean Society of Physical Medicine.2024; 19(1): 81.     CrossRef
• Factors Related to Quality of Life among Older Adults who Had Arthritis: Limited Daily Activities and Physical Activity
  Jee-Seon Yi
  Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science.2023; 12(4): 431.     CrossRef
• The effects of hemp seed consumption on depression, anxiety and cognitive improvement based on machine learning
  Jung Jea-Bum, Cho Yong-Won , Kim Sang-Yub , Chung Soo-Yeon , Han Kyung-Hoon , Ham Byung-Joo , Han Sung-Hee
  Archives of Food and Nutritional Science.2023; 7(1): 032.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to explain fall prevention behaviors of community-dwelling elderly with osteoarthritis based on the Health Belief Model.
METHODS
A total of 200 older adults with osteoarthritis residing in community was recruited from July 10 to August 30, 2013. The direct and indirect effects of perceived fall risk, perceived benefits and barriers, and self efficacy of fall prevention were examined on fall prevention behaviors. Data were collected with structured questionnaires and analyzed using SPSS/WIN 20.0 and AMOS 20.0 program.
RESULTS
The hypothetical model was a good fit for the data based on the model fit indices. Among socio-demographic variables, age and fall knowledge showed significant direct effects on fall prevention behaviors. The constructed model explained 34.2% of the variance of fall prevention behaviors, including perceived fall risk and efficacy of fall prevention behaviors as significant predictors.
CONCLUSION
The findings revealed the need to develop an effective nursing intervention to promote fall prevention behaviors of community-dwelling elderly with osteoarthritis by focusing on perceived fall risk and efficacy of fall prevention behaviors. Knowledge about fall can also be increased by an age-based education program.

Citations

• Effect of an educational intervention based on the Health Belief Model on prevention and fear of falling among older people
  Fatemeh Mohammadkhah, Fatemeh Razmjouie, Navid Alinejad, Pooyan Afzali Harsini, Ali Khani Jeihooni
  Global Health Promotion.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Risk Factors for Falls or Fractures in Stroke Patients: An Analysis of 2020 Patient Sample Data
  Miso Lee, Mikyung Moon
  The Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing.2024; 27(1): 58.     CrossRef
• Effects of a Fall Prevention Program Based on Goal Attainment Theory for Homebound Older Adults With Osteoarthritis of the Lower Extremities
  Chunhee Lee, Heeok Park
  Orthopaedic Nursing.2022; 41(6): 414.     CrossRef
• Understanding and Prevention of Fall-related Injuries in Older Adults in South Korea: A Systematic Review
  Ki-taek Lim, Ji-eun Lee, Ha-eun Park, Su-young Park, Woochol Joseph Choi
  Physical Therapy Korea.2019; 26(2): 34.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
This study is to examine the effect of balance taping therapy applied on the old people who suffer from arthritis upon the pain in legs and obstacle in daily activity.
Methods
The research period was from Dec. 2003 to Feb. 2004, and among the old female people who visited one of the welfare halls in Seoul downtown and 4 assembly hall for old people who aged over 60 years. 30 of the experimental group and 33 of control group were optionally collected. RESULTS: The pain degree in legs and the uneasiness degree of the obstacle in the daily life of the experimental group who were treated by the balance taping was decreased than those of the control group(p=0.015, p=0.000). CONCLUSIONS: Based upon the above result, it was confirmed that the balance taping therapy has influence in decreasing the degree of the uneasiness in the leg pain and daily activity obstacle of the old people who suffer from the arthritis, and therefore it is thought that this therapy can be usefully applied for one of the nursing methods for the old patients, and besides the repeated future researches are needed.

PURPOSE
This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of foot reflexo-massage on physical, psychological, and physiological parameters in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. METHOD: This study was employed non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest time series experimental design. The subjects of this study were 47 elderly patients with osteoarthritis of the knee from two different nursing homes in Deajeon. The patients were divided into two groups; 26 patients in experimental group, the rest in control group. Each patient in experimental group received the 30-minute foot reflexo-massage, 3 times per week for 4 weeks. The dependent variables of each patient were measured before treatment, after 2 weeks and after 4 weeks during the treatment session. The collected data was analyzed using the Social Package Social Science(version 10.0) software program. RESULT: There were significant differences in the flexion angle of both knees; the flexion and extension muscle strength of both knees; systolic blood pressure; POMS; plantaris skin temperature and blood velocity of dorsalis pedis artery between the two groups over different the three measurement times. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that foot reflexo-massage could be an effective intervention to improve physical, psychological and physiological parameters for patients with knee osteoarthritis.

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify predictors of depression and quality of life among older adults with osteoarthritis. The predictors included in the model were the client's characteristics(age, pain, disease duration, ADLs), personal resources(hardiness, self-care agency and family support), and depression. METHOD: 150 subjects who were older than 65 years and had diagnosis of osteoarthritis participated in the study. To answer the research questions, descriptive analysis, Pearson correlation, and hierarchical multiple regression were utilized using SPSS WIN program. RESULT: Older adults who were younger and had lower levels of pain and dependency on ADLs, and higher levels of self care agency and hardiness reported lower levels of depression(R2=0.517). Older adults who had lower levels of depression, pain, and dependency on ADLs, higher levels of family support and hardiness, and who are younger reported higher levels of quality of life(R2=0.804). CONCLUSION: Based on the findings of this study, development of nursing intervention program including pain reduction, enhancing ADL abilities and personal resources (hardiness, family support) can be suggested. Further study is needed to increase the ability of generalization of the study findings to the broader population.