Health Services AccessibilityFirst-line TreatmentOsteoarthritis
Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)
Digitally delivered first-line treatment for osteoarthritisFace-to-face first-line treatment for osteoarthritis
Digitally delivered first-line treatment for osteoarthritis: Digitally delivered first-line for osteoarthritis through the caregiver Joint Academy.
Face-to-face first-line treatment for osteoarthritis: First-line for osteoarthritis delivered at a primary care clinic face-to-face with reported data to the BOA registry.
Study summary
To improve chronically ill patients' health and quality of life, long-standing and continuous treatment is needed at an acceptable cost. The purpose of this study was to compare utilization of digital versus face-to-face delivered osteoarthritis (OA) treatment in the 21 different county councils of Sweden that are responsible for providing healthcare to the residents.
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
—
Healthy volunteers
No
\* Patients in the Joint Academy database that had participated in the Joint Academy treatment program for OA and given their informed consent to participate in research.
Inclusion criteria for the treatment program:
* Radiographic and or clinical diagnosis of hip or knee OA from a physical therapist or physician (95% of all patients in previously published studies). Individuals without a prior diagnosis had clinical OA confirmed by an orthopaedic surgeon or physiotherapist via telephone (diagnosis according to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) criteria and Swedish National Guidelines, and confirming the absence of any red flag symptoms), or if deemed necessary were recommended to seek face-to-face care before inclusion in the programme.
* From October 1st 2021, all patients should have undergone a physical examination by doctor or physiotherapists before being able to enter the treatment.
Primary outcome measure(s)
Postal code/Official Municipality Key — Baseline Postal code/Official Municipality Key of participants
Postal code/Official Municipality Key for primary care center — Baseline For the BOA group only
This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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