The current situation and influential factors of kinesiophobia in patient with knee osteoarthritis / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To investigate the current situation of kinesiophobia in patients with knee osteoarthritis and its influencing factors, in order to provide basis for clinical intervention.Methods:Totally 230 patients with knee osteoarthritis were selected from 2 tertiary hospital in Ji′nan by convenience sampling method, the self-designed general data questionnaire, Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia, Numerical Rating Scale, Self-efficacy for Managing Chronic Disease, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were used as research tools. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the influencing factors.Results:A total of 219 valid questionnaires were collected. Kinesiophobia occurred in 166 patients, with an incidence of 75.80% (166/219). Logistic regression analysis showed that gender, education level, chronic complications, pain and self-efficacy were the main influencing factors of kinesiophobia in patients with knee osteoarthritis ( P<0.05). Conclusion:The incidence of kinesiophobia in patients with knee osteoarthritis is relatively high, and medical staff should pay attention to the evaluation of kinesiophobia symptoms in this population, early identify the high-risk factors, provide timely health education, implement the appropriate intervention measures to reduce the occurrence of kinesiophobia.