Research Article

Short-Term Effects of Strengthening Exercises of the Lower Limb Rehabilitation Protocol on Pain, Stiffness, Physical Function, and Body Mass Index among Knee Osteoarthritis Participants Who Were Overweight or Obese: A Clinical Trial

Table 6

Mean (SD) of groups and mean (95% CI) difference between groups for exercise adherence and participants’ satisfaction measured after 4 weeks of interventions at posttest evaluation.

OutcomesRPGCGRPG minus CG value

Self-reported exercise adherence (0 to 10)7.22 (1.47)5.88 (1.45)1.33 (0.34 to 2.32)0.010
Coordinator-reported exercise adherence (0 to 10)7.02 (1.31)6.13 (1.25)0.88 (0.01 to 1.75)0.046
Participants’ satisfaction with the groups (0 to 10)8.92 (1.39)6.97 (1.66)1.95 (0.91 to 2.98)≤0.001

RPG, rehabilitation protocol group; CG, control group.