The development and evaluation of a computer-based patient education programme as an adjunct to physiotherapy rehabilitation for shoulder injuries: a pilot study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Adherence to physiotherapy rehabilitation using computer-based patient education (CBPE).; Soft tissue injuries of the shoulder; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12609000813280
• Lead Sponsor: ew Zealand Society of Physiotherapy Scholarship Award Trust Fund - submitted

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2009-09-18
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Soft tissue injury of the shoulder
At least 25 years of age
Understand written and spoken English
Have access to internet facilities

Exclusion Criteria

No history of shoulder surgery
Any health conditions that may adversely effect the participants abiltiy to undertake shoulder exercises.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Adherence to home-based physiotherapy rehabilitation[Daily self-report for 4 weeks of the home-based programme];Shoulder Function using the Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire (DASH).[Baseline and end of study (4 weeks later)]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-efficacy with the physiotherapy programme will be measured by task self-efficacy, coping self-efficacy and relapse self-efficacy self report questionnaires.[Task and coping self-efficacy will be measured at baseline and end of study (4 weeks later). Relapse self-efficacy will be measured at the end of study (4 weeks)];Knowledge will be measured by a questionnaire that assesses the participants knowledge of their injury, physiotherapy and the use of adherence enhancing strategies.[Baseline and end of study (4 weeks later).];Intentions will measured by a self-report questionnaire about the participants intentions to follow the physiotherapy.[Baseline];Social Support will measured by a self-report questionnaire about the support the participants are receiving from their friends and family with regard to their physiotherapy.[Baseline and end of study (4 weeks later)];Satisfaction with the CBPE programme will be measured by a self-report questionnaire.[End of study (4 weeks later)]