Changes in received quality of care for knee osteoarthritis after a multicomponent intervention in a general practice in Denmark.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

First-line treatment for patients with knee osteoarthritis should ideally prescribe patient education, exercise, and if needed, weight loss. In practice, however, adjunctive treatments, including painkillers and referrals to specialists, are typically introduced before these measures. This study evaluated interventions to sustainably improve general practitioner delivered care for patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Design

Comparison of impacts of knee osteoarthritis care during four half-year periods: before, 6, 12, and 18 months after primary intervention based on electronic medical records (EMR) and patient questionnaires.

Setting

Danish general practitioners (GPs) treating 6240 patients.

Participants

Four GPs, two GP trainees, and six staff members

SUBMITTER: Baumbach L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8493241 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature