Development of quality indicators for hand osteoarthritis care - Results from an European consensus study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with hand osteoarthritis (OA) often have poor access to recommended treatments. To enhance care quality, quality indicators (QIs) based on clinical recommendations are essential. Current QI sets, like the Osteoarthritis Quality Indicator Questionnaire (OA-QI v.2), primarily address hip- and knee OA, and not hand OA.

Objectives

To adapt the OA-QI v.2 for assessing patient-reported quality of hand OA care.

Design

We used the OA-QI v.2. set as a starting point and adapted it to reflect hand OA care. A literature search was performed to identify potential QIs for hand OA following the Rand/UCLA Appropriateness method. A European expert panel, comprising researchers, clinicians, and patient research partners, participated in online meetings to discuss ada

SUBMITTER: Bordvik DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11849605 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature