Table 1.
Baseline descriptive characteristics of studies included in the systematic review.
| Reference, year, country | Patient characteristics | Comparison | Intervention | Intervention time (weeks) | Outcome | |
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| Aily et al [52]a, 2020, Brazil | 20 (10 women, 10 men) | Group 1 (n=10): 54.8 (8.3); Group 2 (n=10): 53.1 (8.5) | Group 1: supervised periodized circuit training with load progression, 3 times a week | Group 2: same exercise protocol as group 1, but orientations to the exercises provided through videos on a website, DVD, or YouTube |
14 | VASb, WOMACc, 30-s chair stand test, 40-m fast-paced walk test, stair climb test |
| Huang et al [34]a, 2019, China | 40 (30 women, 10 men) | Group 1 (n=20): 72.25 (8.84); Group 2 (n=20): 67.25 (10.97) | Group 1: conventional rehabilitation in the clinic | Group 2: conventional rehabilitation plus a brief GOHd-based intervention (educational lectures, medical suggestions, and psychotherapy) | 24 | WOMAC |
| O’Moore [33]a, 2018, Australia | 69 (55 women, 14 men) | Group 1 (n=25): 59.68 (6.01); Group 2 (n=44): 63.16 (7.38) | Group 1: treatment as usual. | Group 2: iCBTe program for depression added to treatment as usual | 10 | ASESf, WOMAC |
| Allen et al [35]a, 2018, United States | 350 (251 women, 99 men) | Group 1 (n=140): 65.7 (10.3); Group 2 (n=68): 64.3 (12.2); Group 3 (n=142): 65.3 (11.5) | Group 1: physiotherapy (evidence-based approach); Group 2: wait without any therapy | Group 3: internet-based exercise training | 48 | WOMAC, 30-s chair stand, TUGg, 2-min step test, unilateral stand time |
| Rini et al [51], 2015, United States | 113 (91 women, 22 men) | Group 1 (n=55): 66.67 (11.02); Group 2 (n=58): 68.52 (7.65) | Group 1: wait without any therapy | Group 2: PainCOACH program through the internet | 8-10 | AIMS2h 5-item arthritis pain subscale, ASES, AIMS2 subscales relevant to lower extremity functioning, 20-item PASSi, AIMS2 comorbidities subscale |
| Bossen et al [53], 2013, Netherlands | 199 (129 women, 70 men) | Group 1 (n=99): 63.0 (5.4); Group 2 (n=100): 61.0 (5.9) | Group 1: waitlist control without any therapy | Group 2: Join2move, a fully automated web-based intervention without human support | 48 | Self-reported PAj (PASEk and ActiGraph GT3X triaxial accelerometers), KOOSl (functional subscale), self-perceived effect, NRSm, ASES |
aIncluded in the meta-analysis.
bWOMAC: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis index.
cVAS: visual analog scale.
dGOH: Guangdong Online Hospital.
eiCBT: internet cognitive behavior therapy.
fASES: Arthritis Self Efficacy Scale.
gTUG: Timed Up and Go Test.
hAIMS2: Arthritis Impact Measurement Scale 2.
iPASS: Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale.
jPA: physical activity.
kPASE: Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly.
lKOOS: Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score.
mNRS: numeric rating scale.