TY - JOUR
T1 - Feasibility and Effect of a Wearable Motion Sensor Device in Facilitating In-Home Rehabilitation Program in Patients after Total Knee Arthroplasty
T2 - A Preliminary Study
AU - Chen, Yu Pin
AU - Lin, Chung Ying
AU - Kuo, Yi Jie
AU - Lee, Oscar Kuang Sheng
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments: The authors acknowledge financial support by the “Development and Construction Plan” of the School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University (107F-M01-0504) and Aiming for the Top University Plan, a grant from the Ministry of Education.
Funding Information:
Funding: The APC was funded by Taipei Medical University (Grant numbers TMU110-AE1-B07).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
PY - 2022/3/1
Y1 - 2022/3/1
N2 - Postoperative home-based rehabilitation programs are essential for facilitating functional recovery after total knee replacement (TKA). This study aimed to verify the feasibility of applying a wearable motion sensor device (MSD) to assist patients in performing home-based exercises after TKA. The interrater reliability of the measurement for knee mobility and the time spent completing the 5-times sit-to-stand test (5TSST) by two experienced physicians and using the MSD in 12 healthy participants was first assessed. A prospective control trial was then conducted, in which 12 patients following TKA were allocated to two groups: the home-based exercise group and the MSD-assisted rehabilitation group. Changes in knee range of motion, pain, functional score, performance, and exercise completion rates were compared between the groups over two months of follow-up. MSDmeasured knee mobility and 5TSST exhibited excellent reliability compared with the physician measurements. Furthermore, patients in the MSD-assisted rehabilitation group reported higher training compliance than participants in the home-based exercise group, which led to better outcomes in the knee extension angle and maximal and average angular velocity in 5TSST. MSD-assisted home-based rehabilitation following TKA is a feasible treatment model for telerehabilitation because it enhances patients’ compliance to training, which improves functional recovery.
AB - Postoperative home-based rehabilitation programs are essential for facilitating functional recovery after total knee replacement (TKA). This study aimed to verify the feasibility of applying a wearable motion sensor device (MSD) to assist patients in performing home-based exercises after TKA. The interrater reliability of the measurement for knee mobility and the time spent completing the 5-times sit-to-stand test (5TSST) by two experienced physicians and using the MSD in 12 healthy participants was first assessed. A prospective control trial was then conducted, in which 12 patients following TKA were allocated to two groups: the home-based exercise group and the MSD-assisted rehabilitation group. Changes in knee range of motion, pain, functional score, performance, and exercise completion rates were compared between the groups over two months of follow-up. MSDmeasured knee mobility and 5TSST exhibited excellent reliability compared with the physician measurements. Furthermore, patients in the MSD-assisted rehabilitation group reported higher training compliance than participants in the home-based exercise group, which led to better outcomes in the knee extension angle and maximal and average angular velocity in 5TSST. MSD-assisted home-based rehabilitation following TKA is a feasible treatment model for telerehabilitation because it enhances patients’ compliance to training, which improves functional recovery.
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U2 - 10.3390/app12052433
DO - 10.3390/app12052433
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85125777699
SN - 2076-3417
VL - 12
JO - Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
JF - Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
IS - 5
M1 - 2433
ER -