this study evaluates the effects of therapeutic exercises on kinesiophobia and health-related quality of life in adult haemophilia patients. half of participants will receive therapeutic exercises and verbal information about the positive effects of therapeutic exercises on physical pathologies due to hemophilic arthropathy while the other half will receive only verbal information.
in haemophilia patients recurrent musculoskeletal hemorrhage cause to arthropathy characterized by severe degeneration of joint cartilage and bones. arthropathy leads to decrease in the patient's health related quality of life. furthermore pain, risk of injury and lack of motivation lead to decreased physical activity and development of kinesiophobia.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
24
aerobic- balance -stretching and strengthening exercises
Volkan Deniz
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
tampa kinesiophobia scale
This is a questionnaire consisting of a total of 17 questions evaluating fears related to pain or previous injury. participants can receive a maximum of 68 and minimum of 17 points in this questionnaire. there is a negative correlation between the score and kinesiophobia.
Time frame: baseline, 8 weeks: change from baseline kinesiophobia at 8 weeks, 6 months: change from baseline kinesiophobia at 6 months
haemophilia adult health-related quality of life scale
this questionnaire evaluates health-related quality of life in adult haemophilic individuals and consisting of ten sections -46 questions. participants can receive a maximum of 100 and a minimum of 0 points in this questionnaire. there is a negative correlation between the score and quality of life.
Time frame: baseline, 8 weeks: change from baseline health-related quality of life at 8 weeks, 6 months: change from baseline health-related quality of life at 6 months
short form-36
short form-36 is a quality of life questionnaire consisting of 8 sections and 36 questions. participants can receive a maximum of 100 and a minimum of 0 points in this questionnaire. there is a positive correlation between the score and quality of life.
Time frame: baseline, 8 weeks: change from baseline health-related quality of life at 8 weeks, 6 months: change from baseline health-related quality of life at 6 months
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