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Self-reported quality care for knee osteoarthritis: comparisons across Denmark, Norway, Portugal and the UK.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 75 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Who is waiting to see the surgeon? sociodemographic, clinical characteristics and previous osteoarthritis care of people with knee osteoarthritis referred to public hospitals in Victoria, Australia.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2026Article
- Feasibility and Reliability of the Osteoarthritis Quality Indicator Questionnaire for Assessing Osteoarthritis Care in Bilingual General Practices in South Tyrol/Alto Adige, Italy.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Quality of Non-Surgical and Non-Pharmacological Knee Osteoarthritis Care in the Maritimes.Musculoskeletal care · 2025Observational
- Participants' perceived benefits from the GLA:D™ program for individuals living with hip and knee osteoarthritis: a qualitative study.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2024Article
- Implementing an osteoarthritis management program to deliver guideline-driven care for knee and hip osteoarthritis in a U.S. academic health system.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2024Article
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- The effect of geographic location and payor type on provincial-wide delivery of the GLA:D program for hip and knee osteoarthritis in Alberta, Canada.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2023Article
- Multi-level strategies to improve equitable timely person-centred osteoarthritis care for diverse women: qualitative interviews with women and healthcare professionals.International journal for equity in health · 2023Article
- The feasibility, facilitators, and barriers in the initial implementation phase of 'good life with osteoarthritis in Denmark' (GLA:D®) in Switzerland: a cross-sectional survey.BMC health services research · 2023Observational
- Evaluating Osteoarthritis Management Programs: outcome domain recommendations from the OARSI Joint Effort Initiative.Osteoarthritis and cartilage · 2023Article
- Patient-Reported Quality of Care for Osteoarthritis in General Practice in South Tyrol, Italy: Protocol for Translation, Validation and Assessment of the OsteoArthritis Quality Indicator Questionnaire (OA-QI).Methods and protocols · 2023Article
- "Much better than I thought it was going to be": Telehealth delivered group-based education and exercise was perceived as acceptable among people with knee osteoarthritis.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2022Article
- Quality of knee osteoarthritis care in the Netherlands: a survey on the perspective of people with osteoarthritis.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Changes in received quality of care for knee osteoarthritis after a multicomponent intervention in a general practice in Denmark.Health science reports · 2021Article
- Driving factors for the utilisation of healthcare services by people with osteoarthritis in Portugal: results from a nationwide population-based study.BMC health services research · 2021Article
- Association between received treatment elements and satisfaction with care for patients with knee osteoarthritis seen in general practice in Denmark.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2021Article
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12 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
objectivesTo assess and compare patient perceived quality of osteoarthritis (OA) management in primary healthcare in Denmark, Norway, Portugal and the UK.
methodsParticipants consulting with clinical signs and symptoms of knee OA were identified in 30 general practices and invited to complete a cross-sectional survey including quality indicators (QI) for OA care. A QI was considered as eligible if the participant had checked 'Yes' or 'No', and as achieved if the participant had checked 'Yes' to the indicator. The median percentage (with IQR and range) of eligible QIs achieved by country was determined and compared in negative binominal regression analysis. Achievement of individual QIs by country was determined and compared using logistic regression analyses.
resultsA total of 354 participants self-reported QI achievement. The median percentage of eligible QIs achieved (checked 'Yes') was 48% (IQR 28%, 64%; range 0-100%) for the total sample with relatively similar medians across three of four countries. Achievement rates on individual QIs showed a large variation ranging from 11% (referral to services for losing weight) to 67% (information about the importance of exercise) with significant differences in achievement rates between the countries.
conclusionsThe results indicated a potential for improvement in OA care in all four countries, but for somewhat different aspects of OA care. By exploring these differences and comparing healthcare services, ideas may be generated on how the quality might be improved across nations. Larger studies are needed to confirm and further explore the findings.
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