Association between received treatment elements and satisfaction with care for patients with knee osteoarthritis seen in general practice in Denmark.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

While education, exercise, and weight reduction when indicated, are recommended first-line treatments for knee osteoarthritis patients, they remain poorly implemented in favour of pain killer treatment, imaging and referral to surgery. A reason could be that patients are more satisfied with receiving these adjunctive treatment elements. This study aimed to investigate the associations between the received elements of care and the patient's satisfaction with the care for knee osteoarthritis in general practice.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

A Danish general practice.

Subjects

All consecutive patients ≥30 years of age who consulted the general practitioner (GP) with chronic knee complaints during 18 months and who replied to a mailed questionnai

SUBMITTER: Baumbach L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8293968 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature