Self management of arthritis in primary care: randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate clinical effectiveness of a self management programme for arthritis in patients in primary care with osteoarthritis.

Design

Randomised controlled trial.

Setting

74 general practices in the United Kingdom.

Participants

812 patients aged 50 and over with osteoarthritis of hips or knees (or both) and pain or disability (or both).

Intervention

Participants were randomised to six sessions of self management of arthritis and an education booklet (intervention group) or the education booklet alone (control group).

Main outcome measures

Primary outcome was quality of life, as assessed by the short form health survey (SF-36). Several other physical and psychosocial secondary outcomes were assessed. Data were collected at baseline, fou

SUBMITTER: Buszewicz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1626290 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature