Healthcare professionals' views on implementing the STAR care pathway for people with chronic pain after total knee replacement: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: For many people with advanced osteoarthritis, total knee replacement is an effective treatment to relieve pain and improve function. However, 10-34% of people experience chronic postsurgical pain in the months and years after total knee replacement. The Support and Treatment After Replacement (STAR) randomised controlled trial (ISCRTN92545361) evaluated the clinical- and cost-effectiveness of a new multifaceted and personalised care pathway, compared with usual care, for people with pain at three months after total knee replacement. Our objective was to identify factors promoting or inhibiting its implementation, and to inform future training and wider implementation of the pathway. We conducted a prospective process evaluation using qualitative interviews with eight Extended Scope Practit

SUBMITTER: Moore AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10146502 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature