ArticlePhysiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada2014
Patients' perceptions of navigating "the system" for arthritis management: are they able to follow our recommendations?
Article in Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- The Value of Physiotherapists in Primary Health Care Clinics: Optimizing (Self-) Management Supports for Persons with Complex Health and Social Needs.Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie CanadaArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo understand whether a visit to a Hip/Knee Arthritis Assessment Centre (AC), where non-surgical candidates with arthritis are directed toward community resources and provided with a conservative treatment "prescription," contributes to patients' self-management and ability to access community resources.
methodsA purposive sample of non-surgical patients was contacted 3-10 months after their AC visit. Three focus groups (n=20) and 20 semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted. Transcripts were systematically coded and analyzed using a qualitative descriptive research methodology.
resultsWhile participants generally reported that the AC visit improved self-management, analysis identified an emergent theme about the inadequacy of conservative management in general, subdivided into two sub-themes related to (1) limited access to high-quality, non-surgical treatment, such as physiotherapy and (2) health care providers' attitudes and approaches, which do not embrace chronic disease prevention and management.
conclusionsAn AC visit contributes to arthritis self-management; however, the current health care system does not adequately support conservative treatment of chronic conditions. Treatment guidelines need to be tailored to the local health care context in which they are applied.
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