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Effects of home-based exercise program on the functional status and the quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: 1-year follow-up study
Rheumatology International, 11/10/09

Karatepe AG et al. – In this study, we investigated whether short-term improvements in the functional status and quality of life were maintained at 1 year. Significant improvements in the functional status and health-related quality of life by 4-week home-based exercise program were observed. Furthermore, these improvements were maintained at 1-year follow-up.

• Patients who completed 4-week home-based exercise program advised to maintain same exercises for 1 year duration
• Changes of functional status and quality of life in patients with RA evaluated by Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) and Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Life Scale (RAQoL)
• Change of variables at different time points (baseline, 4 weeks, and 1 year) assessed by repeated measure of ANOVA test with Geisser-Greenhouse correction
• Pairwise ANOVA comparisons adjusted using Bonferroni correction conducted

• 28 (63.6%) of 44 patients available for follow-up at 1 year
• Results of repeated measure ANOVA showed that a statistically significant difference between 3 assessments in HAQ and RAQoL scores at end of follow-up
• Improvements in functional status and health-related quality of life at 4 weeks maintained at 1-year follow-up

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