Evaluation of intermediate care for knee and hip osteoarthritis: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To evaluate intermediate care for knee and hip osteoarthritis (KHOA) in the general practice that incorporate specialist services into general practice to prevent unnecessary referrals to hospitals.

Methods

We used a mixed methods approach including semi-structured interviews, patient experience questionnaires and data from medical records from three intermediate care projects. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with patients, general practitioners (GPs), orthopaedists and a healthcare manager in intermediate care. Satisfaction of patients who received intermediate care (n = 100) was collected using questionnaires. Referral data and healthcare consumption from medical records were collected retrospectively from KHOA patients before (n = 96) and after (n = 2

SUBMITTER: Arslan IG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8229342 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature