Effects of Informational- Motivation and Skill Development Programs on Osteoarthritis Severity and Body Weight in Overweight Osteoarthritis of Knee Older Adults, Lamphun Hospital

Abstract

Osteoarthritis of Knee is on the rise as the population ages. Providing information, motivation, and developing skills for overweight osteoarthritis elderly will help promote good health status for the elderly. This research is quasi-experimental for comparison of changes in osteoarthritis severity and body weight in overweight osteoarthritis older adults between the programmed group and the usual nursing group. The sample was specifically selected for elderly people with osteoarthritis who are overweight who are treated at the orthopedic examination room, outpatient department, Lamphun Hospital Between June and July 2023, 20 people were divided into control groups and experimental groups 20 people.  Experimental tools include informational- motivation and skill development programs. The tools used to collect data include personal data records, osteoarthritis severity assessment forms and body weight logs. Analyze data with descriptive statistics, including frequency, percentage, standard deviation, and inferential statistics, including Chi-square test, Paired Samples t-test and independent samples t-test.

The study found that elderly people with osteoarthritis who were overweight after receiving the program. The average severity of osteoarthritis and weight loss was statistically significantly at a level of .05. In addition, severe levels of osteoarthritis and average body weight in overweight osteoarthritis elderly were found in the group receiving the program. The decrease over the group receiving normal nursing differs statistically significantly at a level of .05.

Therefore, the developed program is effective in reducing the severity of osteoarthritis and weight in the elderly with osteoarthritis who are overweight. As a result, the elderly are healthier.