Objectives: Pain, risk of injury and physical limitations
lead to the development of kinesophobia and decrease in health-related quality
of life in hemophilia patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects
of therapeutic exercises on kinesophobia and health-related quality of life in
adult hemophilia patients. Material and
Methods: A total of 24 patients aged 18 to 42 years were included in the study.
Patients were randomly allocated to the control and exercise groups.Tampa Scale
of Kinesiophobia (TSK) was used for evaluation of kinesiophobia, Short Form-36
(SF-36) and Haemophilia Adult Quality of Life (Hem-A-Qol) were
used to assess health related quality of life. These evaluation scales were applied on the
participants of both groups before and at the end of the study. Therapeutic
exercises were administered to the exercise group three days a week for two months. Results: At baseline
in
physical, sociodemographic-clinical data, SF-36 and Hem-A-Qol scores there was
not a significant difference between groups (p>0.05). However in
kinesophobia level, there was a significant difference in favor of the control
group (p<0.05). After the exercise
program, there was a significant
decrease in kinesophobia and increase in total SF-36 score in the exercise group
compared to the control group (p<0.05).
However there
was a decrease clinically in favor of the exercise group in total Hem-A-Qol
value, whereas this difference was not statistically meaningful (p>0.05). Conclusions:
Therapeutic
exercises are simple and safe treatment modalities that can be used to improve kinesophobia
and health-related quality of life in adult hemophilia patients. This improvement
can be attributed to physical wellness caused by exercises.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Sports Medicine |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | June 20, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2020 |