Key result
A residential self-management programme for post-polio syndrome significantly improved fatigue (37.6 vs 34.2, P=0.005), pain, and walking speed at 6 months, but not quality of life.
Why the study?
Post-polio syndrome causes fatigue, pain, and new-onset neuromuscular weakness decades after infection, motivating an evaluation of the only post-polio syndrome-specific self-management programme in the United Kingdom.
Does a post-polio syndrome self-management programme improve symptoms, physical function, and psychosocial well-being in patients with post-polio syndrome?
Population
214 post-polio syndrome patients
Comparison
Residential multidisciplinary self-management programme evaluated before and after participation
Design
Retrospective study
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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May support self-management for post-polio symptoms; hypothesis-generating and requires RCTs before practice change.
Observational (n=214)
Does a post-polio syndrome self-management programme improve symptoms, physical function, and psychosocial well-being in patients with post-polio syndrome?
Absolute Event Rate: 34.2% vs 37.6%
p-value: p=0.005
A post-polio syndrome self-management programme significantly improved fatigue, pain, knowledge, and walking speed at 6 months, though quality of life and psychological scores remained unchanged.
Curtis et al. (2020) conducted an observational in Post-polio syndrome (n=214). Residential self-management programme vs. Baseline was evaluated on Fatigue (Multidimensional Assessment of Fatigue scale) (p=0.005). A residential self-management programme for post-polio syndrome significantly improved fatigue (37.6 vs 34.2, P=0.005), pain, and walking speed at 6 months, but not quality of life.
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