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. 2026 Oct 11;14(20):3388. doi: 10.3390/healthcare14203388
1RM One-Repetition Maximum
5xSTS Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test
ACR American College of Rheumatology
AE Aquatic Exercise
BA Blinding of Assessors
BMI Body Mass Index
BS Blinding of Subjects
BT Blinding of Therapists
CA Concealed Allocation
CG Control Group
CI Confidence Interval
ECS Eligibility Criteria Specified
GSB Groups Similar at Baseline
HRmax Maximum Heart Rate
ITA Intention-to-Treat Analysis
KL Kellgren–Lawrence Radiographic Disease Severity Scale
KOOS Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score
LBE Land-Based Exercise
MCID Minimal Clinically Important Difference
MeSH Medical Subject Headings
OA Osteoarthritis
OD Outcome Data from >85% of Participants
PEDro Physiotherapy Evidence Database
PEVM Point Estimates and Variability Measures
PICO(S) Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcomes (and Study Design)
PRISMA Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
RA Random Allocation
RBC Reported Between-group Comparisons
RCT Randomised Controlled Trial
RPM Revolutions Per Minute
SD Standard Deviation
SE Standard Error
SF-12 12-item Short Form Health Survey
SF-36 36-item Short Form Health Survey
TRX Total Resistance Exercise
VAS Visual Analogue Scale
WHOQOL-BREF World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF
WOMAC Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index
YLD Years Lived with Disability