Title |
Can a disease-specific education program augment self-management skills and improve Health-Related Quality of Life in people with hip or knee osteoarthritis?
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Published in |
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, November 2006
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2474-7-90 |
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Authors |
Richard H Osborne, Rachelle Buchbinder, Ilana N Ackerman |
Abstract |
Patient education and self-management programs are offered in many countries to people with chronic conditions such as osteoarthritis (OA). The most well-known is the disease-specific Stanford Arthritis Self-Management Program (ASMP). While Australian and international clinical guidelines promote the concept of self-management for OA, there is currently little evidence to support the use of the ASMP. Several meta-analyses have reported that arthritis self-management programs had minimal or no effect on reducing pain and disability. However, previous studies have had methodological shortcomings including the use of outcome measures which do not accurately reflect program goals. Additionally, limited cost-effectiveness analyses have been undertaken and the cost-utility of the program has not been explored. |
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United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
Germany | 1 | <1% |
Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
Australia | 1 | <1% |
South Africa | 1 | <1% |
Greece | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 187 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
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Student > Master | 36 | 18% |
Researcher | 22 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 21 | 11% |
Student > Postgraduate | 16 | 8% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 8% |
Other | 39 | 20% |
Unknown | 45 | 23% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 70 | 36% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 27 | 14% |
Psychology | 15 | 8% |
Neuroscience | 4 | 2% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 2% |
Other | 23 | 12% |
Unknown | 53 | 27% |