Health status of individuals referred to first-line intervention for hip and knee osteoarthritis compared with the general population: an observational register-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe the prevalence of comorbidities in a population referred to standardised first-line intervention (patient education and exercise) for hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA), in comparison with the general population. Furthermore, we aimed to evaluate if eventual differences were associated with socioeconomic inequalities.

Design

Register-based study.

Setting

Primary healthcare, Sweden.

Participants

Individuals with hip and/or knee OA included in the Better Management for Patients with Osteoarthritis Register between 2008 and 2016 and and an age-matched, sex-matched and residence-matched reference cohort (1:3) from the general Swedish population.

Outcome measures

Comorbidities were identified with the RxRisk Index, the Elixhauser Comorbid

SUBMITTER: Gustafsson K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8438840 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature