Abstract 
Objective: to evaluate the functional disability associated to the impact on the quality of life of patients with knee osteoarthrosis (OA), followed by educational actions for self management. Method: A cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study with a sample of 32 patients 50 years old with knee OA and radiographic findings of Kellgren and Lawrence grade II or higher who may be receiving oral or topical analgesics. Pain and function were assessed by Brief Inventory of Pain and WOMAC. Quality of life (QOL) was used by Whoqol-bref and the emotional aspects were verified by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Results: The mean age was 61 ± 5.8 years, 62% female, with a mean duration of knee OA of 5.4 ± 2.5 years. The degrees of KL were: grade 2: 21/32 (65.6%); grade 3: 8/32 (25%); grade 4: 3/32 (9.4%). Subjects had a mean educational level of 8.5 ± 3.5 years. After applying a short-term program with participatory education and self-management strategies, there was a telephone reinforcement after 1 month and reassessment after 3 months, where the intensity of pain and walking, sleep, work and the use of the life were significantly better (p ≤ 0.05). The positive impact on QoL was in the physical, psychological and environmental domains and, when correlating QoL and functional disability, a significant result was observed in the physical aspects (r = 0.40 ). Conclusion: Educational actions for self-management, strengthened by guidelines and telephone reinforcements, proved to be effective in patients with knee OA.

MANAGEMENT THE FUNCTIONAL STATUS AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS WITH KNEE OSTEOARTROSIS AND RELATED FACTORS