Factors Associated With Patients' Willingness to Consider Joint Surgery After Completion of a Digital Osteoarthritis Treatment Program: A Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine patient willingness and a possible shift in willingness for surgery and to investigate factors associated with this shift, following participation in the digital nonsurgical osteoarthritis (OA) treatment program Joint Academy.

Methods

A total of 458 individuals (mean ± SD age 62 ± 5.6 years, 67% women) with diagnosed hip or knee OA were evaluated after 6 weeks in the Joint Academy program, comprising education and exercise as well as asynchronous chat with a physical therapist. Data describing joint pain, health-related quality of life (the EuroQol 5-domain [EQ-5D] questionnaire in 3 levels), walking difficulties, the 30-second chair stand test, and willingness to consider surgery were collected at baseline and at 6 weeks.

Results

At follow-up, 31

SUBMITTER: Cronstrom A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6771662 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature