Tsang Kam Wing, Edwin. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 145-151). / Abstracts in English and Chinese ; questionnaire also in Chinese. / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter CHAPTER2 --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.6 / Anatomy and Physiology of Knee --- p.6 / Anatomy and Physiology of Knee Osteoarthritis --- p.8 / Clinical KOA in Older Persons --- p.10 / Consequence of Clinical KOA --- p.13 / Management of Clinical KOA --- p.15 / Role of Knee Exercise in Clinical KOA --- p.18 / Goal of Treatment of Clinical KOA --- p.18 / Function of Knee Exercise --- p.18 / Physiological and Psychological Effect of Knee Exercise --- p.21 / Knee Exercise for Clinical KOA --- p.23 / Knee Exercise for Older Persons --- p.25 / Role of Health Education for Treatment of Clinical KOA --- p.27 / Community Nurse-Led Care for Clinical KOA --- p.29 / Nurse-Led Care in Community --- p.31 / Summary --- p.37 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- method --- p.39 / Aim and Hypotheses of the Study --- p.39 / Aim of the Study --- p.39 / Objectives of the Study --- p.40 / Null Hypotheses --- p.40 / Research Design --- p.42 / Diagnostic Criteria of Clinical KOA --- p.43 / Sample --- p.44 / Inclusion Criteria --- p.45 / Exclusion Criteria --- p.45 / Sample Size --- p.45 / Sample Recruitment --- p.47 / Intervention: community nurse-led protocol for clinical KOA --- p.48 / Treatment group --- p.49 / Control Group --- p.50 / Data Collection Procedure --- p.54 / Pre-test Assessment --- p.54 / Post-test Assessment --- p.55 / Outcome Measures --- p.56 / Disease-Specific Health Status Assessment: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index: Hong Kong VA 3.0- Cantonese ( WO MAC) --- p.56 / Score management and Interpretation --- p.58 / General health status assessment: the Chinese ( HK) Version of the Medical Outcome Survey ( MOS SF-36 ) --- p.60 / Score management and Interpretation --- p.62 / Specific physical function Assessment --- p.68 / Chair Rising --- p.68 / Timed performance test of mobility --- p.68 / Data Analysis --- p.69 / Ethical Consideration --- p.70 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- RESULTS --- p.71 / Subjects Characteristics --- p.71 / Demographic Profile --- p.72 / Baseline Assessment --- p.77 / Normality of Study Outcome --- p.84 / "Treatment Effect on WOMAC, MOS SF-36 and Specific Physical Function" --- p.86 / Disease-specific health status ( WOMAC) --- p.86 / General health status (MOS SF-36) --- p.88 / MOS SF-36 Reported-Health Transition --- p.93 / Specific Physical Function Performance --- p.95 / Chair-rise --- p.97 / Comfort-walk --- p.98 / Fast-walk --- p.99 / Documentation of the Treatment Process --- p.99 / Summary --- p.103 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION --- p.104 / Disease-specific Health Status --- p.106 / General Health Status --- p.108 / Pain and Physical Function Performances --- p.111 / MOS SF-36 Versus WOMAC --- p.114 / Service Collaboration --- p.118 / Effectiveness of the Protocol --- p.121 / Limitation --- p.125 / Recommendations and Implications for Future Studies --- p.133 / Implication to Practice --- p.139 / Conclusion --- p.142 / REFERENCES --- p.145 / APPENDIX I --- p.152 / Community Nurse-Led Protocol for Clinical Knee Osteoarthritis in Older Persons --- p.152 / HEALTH EDUCATION --- p.154 / Home Exercise --- p.154 / Daily Activities Involving the Knee Joints --- p.154 / Sitting and Stretching Exercise --- p.155 / Strengthening Exercise --- p.156 / APPENDIX II --- p.159 / Community Nurse-Led Protocol for Clinical Knee Osteoarthritis in Older Persons ( Chinese ) --- p.159 / 骨關節炎家居運動治療的健康教育 --- p.160 / 家居運動治療須知 --- p.160 / 影響膝蓋關節的日常活動包括 --- p.161 / 坐式伸展運動練習 --- p.161 / 張力運動練習 --- p.164 / APPENDIX III --- p.167 / Western Ontario and Mcmaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index： Hong Kong 226}0ؤ ( Questions in English ) --- p.167 / APPENDIX IV --- p.171 / Western Ontario and Mcmaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index： Hong Kong - Cantonese --- p.171 / APPENDIX V --- p.178 / Medical Outcome Survey SF-36 (MOS SF 226}0ؤ 36) ( English Version ) --- p.178 / APPENDIX VI --- p.184 / 簡明健康狀況調查表（MOS SF-36) --- p.184 / APPENDIX VII --- p.190 / Community-Based-Care of the --- p.190 / Usual Home-Help Teams --- p.190 / APPENDIX VIII --- p.192 / """Information on Right & Obligatiońح and" --- p.192 / """Consent Form""" --- p.192 / APPENDIX IX --- p.203 / Research Schedule --- p.203 / APPENDIX X --- p.205 / Letter for Institutional Approval for the Study --- p.205