This study investigated effect of a 6-week telephysiotherapy programme on quality of life (QoL) of patients with knee osteoarthritis\n(OA). Fifty patients with knee OA were randomly and equally assigned into two treatment groups: clinic group (CG) and\ntelephysiotherapy group (TG). The CG received physiotherapist-administered osteoarthritis-specific exercises in the clinic thrice\nweekly for 6 weeks while the TG received structured telephone monitoring with self-administered osteoarthritis-specific exercises\nfor the same duration at home. Participants� QoL was assessed using WHOQoL-Bref at baseline, second, fourth, and sixth week of\nintervention. Data were analyzed using ANOVA and independent Student�s t-test. Within-group comparison showed significant\nimprovements in physical health domain (P = 0.00* for TG and CG) and psychological domain (P = 0.02* for TG; P = 0.00* for\nCG) ofWHOQoL following six-week intervention.However, there were no significant differences (P > 0.05) inTGandCG�s social\nrelationship and environment domains. Between-group comparison showed no significant differences (P > 0.05) between CG and\nTG�s physical health, psychological, and social relationships domains ofWHOQoL following 6-week intervention. However, there\nwas significant difference in the environment domain (P < 0.05). Telephysiotherapy using telephone medium improved QoL in\npatients with knee OA comparable to clinic based treatment.
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