Korean J Rehabil Nurs.  2020 Jun;23(1):27-37. 10.7587/kjrehn.2020.27.

The Effect of Hand Press Pellet Therapy on Arthralgia, Ankylosis, and Depression in Elderly Women with Knee Osteoarthritis

• Park H
• Yang H

• KMID: 2506047
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7587/kjrehn.2020.27

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of hand press pellet on hand acupuncture point in elderly women with knee osteoarthritis.
Methods
This study used a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The hand press pellet therapy was conducted 3 times a week for 6 weeks. Sixty-five participants were randomly allocated to an experimental group (n=33) and a control group (n=32). The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis (WOMAC) Index and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) were used as measurement instruments. Data were analyzed with x² test (Fisher's exact test), Shapiro-Wilk test, Mann-Whitney test, and Wilcoxon signed ranks test using the SPSS/WIN 25.0 program.
Results
The hand press pellet therapy group had significant improvements in the knee joint pain (z=-4.32, p<.001), knee joint stiffness (z=-4.02, p<.001), difficulty of activity daily life (z=-4.74, p<.001), and depression score (z=-2.12, p=.034) compared with the control group.
Conclusion
The hand press pellet therapy has been shown to be effective in knee joint pain, knee joint stiffness, difficulty of activity daily life and depression.

Keyword

Aged; Depression; Pain; Osteoarthritis