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Table 3 Intervention Design

From: Systematic review and meta-analysis comparing land and aquatic exercise for people with hip or knee arthritis on function, mobility and other health outcomes

 

Silva et al. 2008[2]

Foley et al. 2003[1]

Lund et al. 2008[27]

Fransen et al. 2007[7]

Wyatt et al.2001[30]

Suomi & Collier 2003[22]

Eversdenet al.2007[23]

Gill et al. 2009[25]

Hall et al. 1996[21]

Smith et al. 1998[31]

 

WB

LB

WB

LB

WB

LB

WB

LB

WB

LB

WB

LB

WB

LB

WB

LB

WB

LB

WB

LB

Exercise class size

5-8

    

Max 15

    

1-4

1-6

4-6

4-5

<5

Supervision

PT

✓

✓

PT students

PT

✓ Tai chi I

✓

✓

✓ AFAP I

✓ PACE I

✓

✓

PT

PT

PT

PT

PT

HEP

Home program

✗

✗

✗

✗

✗

✗

✗

✓video only

✗

✗

✗

✗

✓

✓

✓

✓

✗

✗

✗

✓

Adverse effects %

  

3

2

11

44

 

2

      

0

0

    

Drop-outs

1

6

6

6

1

5

3

8

4

1

1

13

17

3

4

9

1

3

Pool temperature°C

32

n/a

 

n/a

33.5

n/a

34

n/a

~32.2

n/a

31.7

n/a

35

n/a

 

n/a

36

n/a

36

n/a

% Weight bearing/water depth

1.2 m

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

~50%

n/a

~1.5 m

n/a

1.05 m

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

n/a

~20%

n/a

Compliance%

min. 80 required

84

75

92

85

81*

61*

  

79

90

  

82

88

  

89

 

Program time(weeks)

18

18

6

6

8

8

12

12

6

6

8

8

6

6

6

6

4

4

10

10

Session time (min)

50

50

30

30

50

50

60

60

  

45

45

30

30

60

60

30

30

60

?

Sessions per week

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

3

3

2

2

1

1

2

2

2

2

3

x2-3/day

Total number sessions

54

54

18

18

16

16

24

24

18

18

16

16

6

6

12

12

8

8

30

140-210

  1. Key:
  2. ✓ included
  3. ✗ not included in intervention
  4. * % of participants who attended greater than 50% of classes
  5. AFAP Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Program
  6. HEP home exercise program (3 recheck appointments with physiotherapist)
  7. I instructor
  8. LB land based intervention
  9. n/a not applicable
  10. PACE People with Arthritis Can Exercise
  11. PT Physiotherapist
  12. WB aquatic intervention
  13. Missing data indicates that no relevant data were reported