Project Details
Description
Wrist osteoarthritis (OA), usually caused by previous trauma such as a fracture or a ligament injury, can result in pain, decreased range of motion and reduced grip strength. These impairments may have a significant impact on the patient’s ability to perform daily activities and to participate in society. Reducing pain and improving hand and wrist function are therefore a prime focus in non-surgical and surgical treatment strategies for patients with wrist OA.
Even though wrist OA can have a negative effect on function and quality of life, there is a lack of knowledge about how effective rehabilitation should be conducted compared to other orthopedic conditions.
The overall aim of this thesis is to investigate wrist osteoarthritis (OA) from different viewpoints with the patients’ functional ability in focus – from deepening the understanding of patients’ experiences of living with a painful wrist, what they wish for and how they reason about their surgical choices, to the effects of neuromuscular rehabilitation on patients with wrist OA. In order to improve the evaluation of different interventions in this patient group, I also want to test the reliability and validity of three important patient-rated outcome measures (PROMs); NRS, DASH and PRWE, which will enable physicians, rehabilitation personnel and researchers to obtain relevant and reproducible information.
Even though wrist OA can have a negative effect on function and quality of life, there is a lack of knowledge about how effective rehabilitation should be conducted compared to other orthopedic conditions.
The overall aim of this thesis is to investigate wrist osteoarthritis (OA) from different viewpoints with the patients’ functional ability in focus – from deepening the understanding of patients’ experiences of living with a painful wrist, what they wish for and how they reason about their surgical choices, to the effects of neuromuscular rehabilitation on patients with wrist OA. In order to improve the evaluation of different interventions in this patient group, I also want to test the reliability and validity of three important patient-rated outcome measures (PROMs); NRS, DASH and PRWE, which will enable physicians, rehabilitation personnel and researchers to obtain relevant and reproducible information.
Layman's description
The overall aim of this thesis is to investigate wrist osteoarthritis (OA) from different viewpoints with the patients’ functional ability in focus – from deepening the understanding of patients’ experiences of living with a painful wrist, what they wish for and how they reason about their surgical choices, to the effects of specific rehabilitation on patients with wrist OA. In order to improve the evaluation of different interventions in this patient group, I also want to evaluate important patient-rated outcome measures (PROMs), which will enable physicians, rehabilitation personnel and researchers to obtain relevant and reproducible information
| Status | Finished |
|---|---|
| Effective start/end date | 2018/07/26 → 2024/02/09 |
UKÄ subject classification
- Orthopedics