Table 2.
Study design
| Silva et al.,2008 [2] | Foley et al., 2003 [1] | Lund et al.,2008 [27] | Fransen et al., 2007 [7] | Wyatt et al.,2001 [30] | Suomi & Collier,2003 [22] | Eversden et al.,2007 [23] | Gill et al., 2009 [25] | Hall et al., 1996 [21] | Smith et al., 1998 [31] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention | PT | PT | PT | Tai chi, Hydro | PT | PACE AFAP | PT | PT + OT, education | PT | HEP (ROM), Hydro | |
| Follow-up data reported | 3 months | 24 weeks | 3 months | 8 weeks | 3 months | ||||||
| Diagnosis | OA | OA | OA | OA | OA | RA & OA | RA | OA & RA | RA | RA | |
| Hip | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | |||||
| Knee | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Multiple joints | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | >6 | ✓ | |||
| Duration of arthritis years | WB | 8.5 (3.7)* | ≥1 | 23.5 (8.8) | 10(7)* | 9.7 (7.7) | 20.2 (12.6) | ||||
| LB | 7.8 (7.9)* | 20.8 (7.7) | 8(8.5)* | 11.9 (8.2) | 11.6 (7.6) | ||||||
| Number of subjects | WB (n) | 32 | 35 | 27 | 55 | 46 | 11 | 57 | 44 | 35 | 12 |
| LB (n) | 32 | 35 | 25 | 56 | 11 | 58 | 42 | 34 | 12 | ||
| Control (n) | ✗ | 35 | 27 | 41 | ✗ | 10 | ✗ | ✗ | Immersion 35 Relaxation 35 | ✗ | |
| Age | WB | 59 (7.6) | 73 (8.2) | 65 (12.6) | 70 (6.3) | 45-70 yrs | 68 (6.8) | 55.2 (13.3) | 69.2 (10.5) | 55.8 (12.5) | 61.9 (11.6) |
| LB | 59 (6.1) | 69.8 (9.2) | 68 (9.5) | 70.8 (6.3) | 64.2 (3.3) | 56.1 (11.9) | 71.6 (8.9) | 58.5 (11) | 54.9 (14.9) | ||
| Participant inclusion (✓) and exclusion (✗) criteria | Currently undertaking exercise | ✗ if ≥3 sessions per 1/52 for >1/12 | ✗ if in exercise classes | ✗ if >2 sessions per 1/52 | ✗ if classes in last 3/12 | ✓ | ✗ | ||||
| Current PT | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ||||||
| Previous PT | ✗ <6/12 | ✗ <6/52 | ✗ < 6/12 | ? | ✓ > 30/7 | ||||||
| Previous JRS | ✗ < 12/12 | ✗ | ✗ <12/12 | ✗ | ✗ <3/12 | ✓ | ✗ <6/12 | ||||
| Awaiting JRS | ✗ <12/52 | ✗ | ✓ 100% | ||||||||
| Medications | stable | stable | stable | stable | |||||||
| Corticosteroids | ✗ <3/12 | ✗<3/12 | ✗ <4/52 | ||||||||
| Age (years) | >50 | 59-85 | 45-70 | 60-79 | ≥18 | ||||||
Key:
✗ included
✓ participants (with this feature not included)
* mean (sd) estimated from median (IQR)
n number of participants
sd standard deviation
> more than
< within (designated time period)
/7 days
/12 months
/ 52 weeks
AFAP Arthistis Foundation Aquatic Program. HEP home exercise program. JRS joint replacement surgery. LB land-based intervention. OA osteoarthritis. OT occupational therapy home visit. PACE People with Arthritis Can Exercise. PT physiotherapy. RA rheumatoid arthritis. ROM range of movement. WB aquatic intervention.
All data presented as mean (sd) unless otherwise stated; missing data indicates that no relevant data were reported