A mixed method study exploring patient satisfaction and feasibility of two exercise programmes in systemic sclerosis-associated microstomia.
Ellinor SydowKristien Van der ElstPatrick VerschuerenJan LenaertsRené WesthovensVeerle IdePublished in: Rheumatology advances in practice (2021)
Both interventions improved maximal oral aperture. The adherence to therapy was high, but none of the patients considered it feasible to continue practising three times per day. Future studies are needed in order to define feasible long-term exercise programmes.
Keyphrases
- systemic sclerosis
- patient satisfaction
- interstitial lung disease
- physical activity
- high intensity
- end stage renal disease
- resistance training
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- stem cells
- type diabetes
- rheumatoid arthritis
- patient reported outcomes
- mesenchymal stem cells
- bone marrow
- adipose tissue
- smoking cessation
- cell therapy