ArticleOsteoarthritis and cartilage open2022
"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.
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- The Digital Competences of Exercise Therapists in Obesity Care: A Step Towards Digital Sovereignty Assessed with the DigCompThExO Questionnaire.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Virtual or In-Person: Does It Matter? Comparing Pain, Function, Quality of Life, Self-Efficacy, and Physical Function Outcomes of Virtual, Hybrid, and In-Person Education and Exercise Program Participants.Arthritis care & research · 2026Article
- Hispanic American osteoarthritis patients' and partners' perspectives regarding exercise: A qualitative study.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2026Article
- "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
- Patient and Staff Insights on Digital Care Pathways for Patients With Low Back Pain in the Emergency Department: A Qualitative Study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- 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
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- An invigorating journey towards better function and well-being: A qualitative study of knee osteoarthritis patients' experiences with an online exercise and education intervention.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2023Article
- What are participant beliefs regarding physical therapy led treatment? A qualitative study of people living with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome.Brazilian journal of physical therapyArticle
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Abstract
Objective: To understand patient perceived acceptability of participating in a telehealth delivered group-based education and exercise-therapy program for knee osteoarthritis. Design: This qualitative study involved semi-structured, one-on-one interviews with knee osteoarthritis patients who have completed the Good Living with osteoArthritis from Denmark (GLA:D®) program via telehealth or in-person. Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, coded, and analysed using an inductive content analysis approach, focusing on themes related to telehealth. Results: Nineteen participants [12 (63%) female, mean aged 62 years, range 49-72 years] were included. Eleven (58%) received GLA:D® via telehealth and 8 (42%) attended in-person sessions. Two overarching themes (6 sub-themes) related to telehealth perceived acceptability were identified: 1) Perceptions of telehealth acceptability was highly influenced by exposure. Individuals who had received telehealth considered it easy, convenient, and flexible, whereas telehealth was perceived to be inferior and misunderstood by those without exposure. 2) Telehealth participants reported similar program benefits to in-person participants, including reduced fear of pain and joint damage, changed beliefs in value of exercise, and stated improvements in pain and function. Conclusions: Telehealth delivery of group-based education and exercise-therapy for knee osteoarthritis was acceptable for people who had experienced it and provides similar benefits as in-person care for pain and beliefs about the safety and value of exercise. Wider implementation of telehealth group-based education and exercise-therapy may improve access to high value care for people with knee osteoarthritis.
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