Construction of an adherence rating scale for exercise therapy for patients with knee osteoarthritis

Table 1 Univariate analysis of the influencing factors of adherence to KOA exercise therapy

Factor	Adherence		x²/Z	P
Factor	Good	Bad	x²/Z	P
Gender
Male	22	31	0.038	0.846
Female	71	94
Age #
< 60	60	41	−4.979	< 0.001
60–75	24	44
> 75	9	40
Medical history #
< 6	29	37	−0.332	0.740
6–12	31	41
> 12	33	47
Number of joints #
Unilateral	29	30	−1.263	0.207
Bilateral	31	42
Knee + other	33	53
Education level #
College and above	60	25	−6.734	< 0.001
High school	19	38
Elementary school	14	62
Nature of occupation
Mainly mental work	69	72	6.427	0.011
Mainly physical work	24	53
Social support
Good	85	77	24.804	< 0.001
Fair	8	48
Lifestyle
Regular	79	57	35.181	< 0.001
Irregular	14	68
Exercise habit
Yes	60	47	15.459	< 0.001
No	33	78
Knowledge of KOA prevention and treatment #
Good	57	41	−4.830	< 0.001
Fair	29	45
Poor	7	39
Degree of care needed to treat the disease #
Good	54	22	−7.492	< 0.001
Fair	33	41
Poor	6	62
Familiarity of the exercise therapy
Familiar	88	82	26.162	< 0.001
Not familiar	5	43
Treatment regimen
Simple	74	70	13.212	< 0.001
Complex	19	55
Medical staff-patient relationship
Good	79	100	0.888	0.346
Fair	14	25
Treatment confidence
Good	80	100	1.343	0.246
Poor	13	25

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