Experience of living with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review of qualitative studies.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:Systematically review the qualitative literature on living with knee osteoarthritis from patient and carer perspectives. DESIGN:Systematic review of qualitative studies. Five electronic databases (CINAHL, Embase, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, SPORTDiscus) were searched from inception until October 2018. Data were synthesised using thematic and content analysis. PARTICIPANTS:Studies exploring the experiences of people living with knee osteoarthritis, and their carers were included. Studies exploring experiences of patients having participated in specific interventions, including surgery, or their attitudes about the decision to proceed to knee replacement were excluded. RESULTS:Twenty-six articles reporting data from 21 studies about the patient (n=665) and carer (n=28) experience of living

SUBMITTER: Wallis JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6773287 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature