Effects of rural community-based integrated exercise and health education programs on the mobility function of older adults with knee osteoarthritis.

Aim: To examine the effects of a rural community-based program integrating health education and self-directed home-based resistance training on the mobility function of older women with knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Methods: Participants were assigned to the control (CON) or intervention (INT) group. Participants completed a mobility function assessment and questionnaire evaluation.