Investigation of Biopsychosocial Characteristics of Individuals with Knee Osteoarthritis

Aysima Barlak

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Knee

Treatments: Other: Home exercise program

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06591715

SBA 24/862

Details and patient eligibility

About

Since pain and depression are observed together in rheumatic diseases, the concept of limitation caused by the disease and health-related quality of life becomes more determinant than radiological joint damage. Sleep problems observed in OA also increase the level of depression findings and difficulty in movement. The chronic nature of the disease includes issues such as pain, fatigue, sleep problems, loss of function, anxiety, depression, and social isolation, together as in other chronic diseases. This complex structure accompanies a picture in which inflammatory processes are triggered.

When the literature is examined, the necessity of evaluation and methods including all these biopsychosocial characteristics of chronic diseases with multifaceted symptoms is emphasized. On the other hand, although it is stated that the common goal of non-pharmacological treatments is to contribute to biopsychosocial improvement in the patient, it is emphasized that evaluations with biopsychosocial content are insufficient. This situation causes the need for scales that provide a holistic assessment of chronic diseases. When the literature, including individuals diagnosed with osteoarthritis, is analyzed, the inadequacy of the studies providing biopsychosocial evaluation draws attention.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis according to ACR knee osteoarthritis diagnostic criteria
• Being in stage 2 or 3 according to Kellgren-Lawrence radiological staging criteria
• To be 18 years of age or older
• Being a reader-writer
• Having read and signed the informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• History of major psychiatric illness
• Having malignant disease
• Having chronic infectious or other rheumatologic diseases
• Serious knee trauma or surgical operation in the last 6 months
• Having collagen tissue disease
• History of peripheral vascular disease or neuropathy
• Being in stage 4 according to Kellgren Lawrence radiologic staging criteria
• To have received a physiotherapy program for the relevant knee in the last 3 months