ArticleBMJ open2021
Patient experiences with physiotherapy for knee osteoarthritis in Australia-a qualitative study.
Article in BMJ open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05566925 (Patients' Perceptions of Assessment and Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis on the First Visit in Primary Care - a Qualitative Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Patients' Perceptions of Assessment and Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis on the First Visit in Primary Care - a Qualitative Study
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- Patient-related barriers and enablers to the implementation of high-value physiotherapy for chronic pain: a systematic review.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2024Pooled it
- The How and Why of Exercise Prescription. Patients' Experience of Prescribed Exercise in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy.Journal of evaluation in clinical practice · 2026Article
- Lived Experiences and Perceptions of People with Knee Osteoarthritis in Saudi Arabia:Saudi medical journal · 2026Article
- Phenomenological exploration of perceptions, experiences, facilitators, and inhibitors in patients with knee osteoarthritis during physiotherapy rehabilitation in a low- and middle-income country.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- "You know, we're all human beings": A qualitative study on the perceived needs of people experiencing chronic pain with regard to physiotherapy services.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2026Article
- Phenomenological exploration of experiences, satisfaction and quality of life after 1-month total knee arthroplasty rehabilitation: "pain decreased; discomfort disappeared".Scientific reports · 2025Article
- "How can we help you?": results of a scoping review on the perceived needs of people living with chronic pain regarding physiotherapy.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- The associations of the diagnostic criterion pain modified by function with functional limitation and behavioral frequency.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 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
- Difficulties Experienced by Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis during the Conservative Treatment Process: A Qualitative Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- A synthesis of qualitative research to understand the complexity behind treatment decision-making for osteoarthritis.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of a telehealth physiotherapist-delivered intensive dietary weight loss program combined with exercise in people with knee osteoarthritis and overweight or obesity: study protocol for the POWER randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
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- An e-Learning Program for Physiotherapists to Manage Knee Osteoarthritis Via Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Real-World Evaluation Study Using Registration and Survey Data.JMIR medical education · 2021Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectivePhysiotherapists commonly provide non-surgical care for people with knee osteoarthritis (OA). It is unknown if patients are receiving high-quality physiotherapy care for their knee OA. This study aimed to explore the experiences of people who had recently received physiotherapy care for their knee OA in Australia and how these experiences aligned with the national Clinical Care Standard for knee OA.
designQualitative study using semistructured individual telephone interviews and thematic analysis, where themes/subthemes were inductively derived. Questions were informed by seven quality statements of the OA of the Knee Clinical Care Standard. Interview data were also deductively analysed according to the Standard.
settingParticipants were recruited from around Australia via Facebook and our research volunteer database.
participantsInterviews were conducted with 24 people with recent experience receiving physiotherapy care for their knee OA. They were required to be aged 45 years or above, had activity-related knee pain and any knee-related morning stiffness lasted no longer than 30 min. Participants were excluded if they had self-reported inflammatory arthritis and/or had undergone knee replacement surgery for the affected knee.
resultsSix themes emerged: (1) presented with a pre-existing OA diagnosis (prior OA care from other health professionals; perception of adequate OA knowledge); (2) wide variation in access and provision of physiotherapy care (referral pathways; funding models; individual vs group sessions); (3) seeking physiotherapy care for pain and functional limitations (knee symptoms; functional problems); (4) physiotherapy management focused on function and exercise (assessment of function; various types of exercises prescribed; surgery, medications and injections are for doctors; adjunctive treatments); (5) professional and personalised care (trust and/or confidence; personalised care) and (6) physiotherapy to postpone or prepare for surgery.
conclusionPatients' experiences with receiving physiotherapy care for their knee OA were partly aligned with the standard, particularly regarding comprehensive assessment, self-management, and exercise.
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