A feasibility study to develop and test a Spanish patient and provider intervention for managing osteoarthritis in Hispanic/Latino adults (PRIMO-Latino).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Arthritis affects approximately 50 million adults in the USA. Hispanics/Latinos have a higher prevalence of arthritis-attributed activity limitations primarily related to osteoarthritis (OA). Hispanic/Latinos are less likely to receive hip replacement independent of health care access, and they are less likely to receive knee replacement. There have been few interventions to improve OA treatment among the Hispanic/Latino population in the USA. In our study, we aimed to develop and test a telephone delivered culturally appropriate Spanish behavioral intervention for the management of OA in Hispanic/Latino adults.

Methods

We conducted a feasibility study in an academic health center and local community in Durham, North Carolina. We enrolled self-identified Spanish s

SUBMITTER: Corsino L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6030802 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature