Observational studyBMC family practice2018
Preliminary effects of a regional approached multidisciplinary educational program on healthcare utilization in patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis: an observational study.
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- BABS (Becoming Active in Beating osteoarthritiS): a cluster randomized controlled trial evaluating an information campaign to improve osteoarthritis care and management in Dutch general practices.BMC primary care · 2026Trial
- Rheumatologists' Knowledge of Physical Activity in Knee Osteoarthritis: Findings From a Nationwide Survey.Cureus · 2026Article
- The structure, process and outcomes of interprofessional care among knee osteoarthritis patients: a scoping review.EFORT open reviews · 2025Review
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- Diagnosing knee osteoarthritis in patients, differences between general practitioners and orthopedic surgeons: a retrospective cohort study.BMC primary care · 2023Article
- Feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of two types of written information for people with knee osteoarthritis.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2022Article
- Interdisciplinary Care Networks in Rehabilitation Care for Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Does the Conservative Non-pharmacological Management of Knee Osteoarthritis in Switzerland Reflect the Clinical Guidelines? A Survey Among General Practitioners, Rheumatologists, and Orthopaedic Surgeons.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2021Article
- Comparison of physical activity among different subsets of patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis and the general population.Rheumatology international · 2020Observational
- Development and evaluation of a tailored e-self-management intervention (dr. Bart app) for knee and/or hip osteoarthritis: study protocol.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundProviding relevant information on disease and self-management helps patients to seek timely contact with care providers and become actively involved in their own care process. Therefore, health professionals from primary care, multiple hospitals and health organisations jointly decided to develop an educational program on osteoarthritis (OA). The objective of the present study was to determine preliminary effects of this OA educational program on healthcare utilization and clinical outcomes.
methodsWe developed an educational group-based program consisting of 2 meetings of 1.5 h, provided by a physiotherapist, a general practitioner (GP) and orthopaedic surgeon or specialized nurse. The program included education on OA, (expectations regarding) treatment options and self-management. Patients were recruited through searching the GPs' electronic patients records and advertisements in local newspapers. At baseline and at 3 months follow-up participating OA patients completed questionnaires. Paired-sample t-tests, McNemar's test and Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test were used to estimate the preliminary effects of the program.
resultsA total of 146 participants in 3 districts attended the sessions, of whom 143 agreed to participate in this study; mean age 69.1 years (SD10.2).107 (75%) participants completed both baseline and follow up assessments. The proportion of participants who had visited their GP in the 3 months after the program was lower than 3 months previous to the program (40% versus 25%, p-value 0.01). Also, we observed a decrease in proportion of patients who visited the physio- and exercise therapist, (36.1% versus 25.0%, p-value 0.02). Both illness perceptions and knowledge on OA and treatment options changed positively (Δ-1.8, 95%CI:0.4-3.4, and Δ2.4, 95%CI:-3.0 - -1.6 respectively). No changes in BMI, pain, functioning and self-efficacy were found. However, a trend towards an increase in physical activity was observed.
conclusionsOur results show that a multidisciplinary educational program may result in a decrease in healthcare utilization and has a positive effect on illness perceptions and knowledge on OA due to clear and consistent information on OA and it treatment options.
trial registrationNetherlands Trial Register ( NTR5472 ). Registered 22 September 2015.
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