13 May 2025 : Clinical Research
Impact of Monthly Community Follow-Ups in Knee Osteoarthritis Management for Elderly Patients
Ruhai Hu ABCDEF 1,2, Jinyan Wang ABCD 1, Shengjie Zhu BCD 2, Zhilin Wang BCD 2, Zekai Hu
ABCDG 1*
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.947224
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e947224
Table 1 Comparison of general information and pre-intervention scale scores between the 2 groups of patients.
| Groups | n | Age | Sex | VAS | KOOS | SF-36 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | ||||||
| Control | 56 | 70.82±4.05 | 29 | 27 | 5.33±1.45 | 50.82±17.19 | 47.32±18.70 |
| Follow-up | 56 | 69.88±3.95 | 28 | 28 | 5.56±1.37 | 49.91±18.52 | 47.79±18.51 |
| T/χ value | 1.25 | 0.01 | −0.84 | 0.27 | −0.13 | ||
| P value | 0.213 | 0.99 | 0.404 | 0.788 | 0.895 | ||
| VAS – visual analog scale; KOOS – Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score; SF-36 – Short Form Health Survey. | |||||||