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    The efficacy of relaxation therapy as adjunctive therapy on physical function, symptoms and medication intake in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
    (2013)
    Elias, Azlina
    Osteoarthritis is the commonest arthritis especially in the elderly. Despite the usage of pharmacotherapy in managing this disease, psychological therapy such as Guided Imagery Relaxation (GIR) has been shown to reduce stress and pain in various types of chronic diseases. The objective of our study is to determine the efficacy of relaxation therapy as adjunctive therapy on symptoms, physical functions and analgesic consumption in patients with primary knee osteoarthritis. A randomized controlled trial with two arm parallel comparative study for relaxation therapy versus control among patient with knee osteoarthritis was carried out to see the its efficacy in improving pain, symptoms and physical function. Sixty knee osteoarthritic patients were recruited for this study. Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) was used to measure pain, symptoms, sports and recreational, activity of daily living and health related quality of live scores among these patients. Analgesic consumption was calculated throughout the intervention period to see the difference between intervention and control groups.The treatment consists of listening to 12 minutes MP3 with prerecorded Guided Imagery with Relaxation Therapy at least once per day for the duration of 8 weeks. ANCOVA test was used to compare the score differences between intervention and control groups after the intei’vention. A total of sixty patients enrolled into the study however only 59 patients completed the study (98.3%). The mean age of the patients is 52.2(7.08).There were significant improvements of pain (p<0.004), activity of daily living (p<0.02), sport score (p<0.005), and quality of life score (p<0.01) in intei’vention group compared to control group. The analgesic score as lower in the intei’vention group, however it was not statistically significant. Guided imagery with Relaxation therapy has shown positive effects in managing patients with knee osteoarthritis. This intei’vention has significantly reduced pain, improve activity of daily living and also health related quality of life. This result justifies further investigations of Guided imagery with Relaxation therapy as self-management in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
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    Level of knowledge and practice regarding dietary intake among patient with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM).
    (2020)
    This research is about the knowledge and practice regarding dietary intake among patients with ESRD in HUSM. Diet plays an important role in slowing down kidney problems and dialysis. The main objective of this study was to determine the knowledge and practices regarding dietary intake in HUSM. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 20 patients from ward 7 Utara, 7 Selatan, Haemodialysis Unit. The majority of 18 (90%) respondents indicated an intermediate knowledge level in dietary intake. Similar results also found that almost 90% of respondents had moderate dietary practices. Meanwhile, there was no significant difference between the level of knowledge and practice. In conclusion, it is very important for ESRD patients to know the importance of the renal diet and its benefits. Patients can gain more benefit from proper dietary guidance and management.