In the first study group will participate patients with spine osteoarthritis who will be treated in polish spas in Subcarpathian Region. Complex physiotherapy including balneotherapy will be applied in study group participants. In the second study group will participate patients with spine osteoarthritis who will be treated in outpatient treatment. Complex physiotherapy without balneotherapy will be applied in second study group participants. In the control group will participate patients with spine osteoarthritis who will not have applied physiotherapy nor balneotherapy during observation. In all patients will be evaluated quality of life, level of pain intensity and health assessment.
The following questionnaires will be used: original socio-demographic data questionnaire, the VAS (visual analogue scale) pain severity rating scale, the modified Laitinen pain questionnaire, the Life Satisfaction Questionnaire LISAT-9 and the HAQ: Health Assesment Questionnaire. Questionnaires will be completed: before the beginning of therapy, one month and six months after the end of therapy. Questionnaires in control group will be completed: in the beginning of observation and in the same time intervals as in study groups.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
300
Three-week stay in a sanatorium with comprehensive physiotherapy including balneotherapy and three time filling questionaire.
Two-week outpatient treatment with comprehensive physiotherapy without balneotherapy and three time filling questionaire
No physiotherapy nor balneotherapy applied but three time filling questionaire
University of Rzeszow
Rzeszów, Poland
Health Assesment Questionaire (HAQ)
Subjective assesment of level of disability. Value of each of 8 subsections: minimum value 0, maximum value 3. total score is averaged. the best total score is 0, the worst is 3.
Time frame: Change from baseline HAQ value at month and six months after therapy
Laitinen Pain Indicator Questionnaire
pain severity rating scale. Each subsection is considered separately and total score is considered summed. In each of 4 subsections minimum value is 0, maximum value is 4. the best score is 0, the worst is 4.
Time frame: Change from baseline Laitinen value at month and six months after therapy
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
pain severity rating scale. only one value. Minimium value is 0, maximum value is 10. the best is 0, the worst is 10.
Time frame: Change from baseline VAS value at month and six months after therapy
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