Clinical Trial Nursing Experience with a Knee Rehabilitation Device for Elderly Patients (Published)
Objective: To explore the clinical application effect of a new rehabilitation training device for elderly knee joints, and to provide a basis for its promotion and the optimization of elderly knee joint rehabilitation nursing. Methods: Eighty elderly patients with knee joint diseases were selected to conduct a 4-week clinical trial of the new rehabilitation training device, and targeted nursing interventions were implemented. The knee joint function score (HSS) and visual analog scale (VAS) were used to evaluate the patients’ knee joint function and pain degree, and the treatment compliance, satisfaction and incidence of adverse events were counted. Results: After the trial, the patients’ HSS score (78.5±7.2) was significantly higher than that before the trial (62.3±8.5), and the VAS score (2.3±1.1) was significantly lower than that before the trial (6.8±1.5). The differences were statistically significant (P＜0.05). The patients’ treatment compliance was 95%, the total satisfaction with the device and nursing work was 97.5%, and the incidence of adverse events was only 2.5% (2 cases of mild knee joint soreness and discomfort, which were relieved after intervention). Conclusion: The new rehabilitation training device for elderly knee joints combined with targeted nursing intervention can effectively improve the patients’ knee joint function, relieve pain, and has high safety and patient recognition, which is worthy of clinical promotion.
Keywords: clinical trial, elderly patients, knee joint diseases, knee joint function, nursing intervention, pain relief, rehabilitation training device