'I would never have done it if it hadn't been digital': a qualitative study on patients' experiences of a digital management programme for hip and knee osteoarthritis in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the experiences of a digital management programme for hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA), including education and exercises as well as an option to chat with an assigned physical therapist for feedback, questions and support.

Setting

This study was conducted at a regional hospital in the southern part of Sweden.

Methods

Nineteen patients (10 women), median age of 66 (q1-q3, 57-71) years, with confirmed hip or knee OA were interviewed after completing their first 6 weeks in the programme, using a semistructured interview guide. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and were qualitatively analysed using systematic text condensation.

Results

Three categories emerged during the interviews:(1) Management options for mitigating the conseque

SUBMITTER: Cronstrom A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6537991 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature