Choosing interventions for hip or knee osteoarthritis - What matters to stakeholders? A mixed-methods study

ABSTRACT: Summary

Objective

To identify what factors drive choices among interventions for hip or knee osteoarthritis (OA), and to rank the characteristics of interventions.

Methods

In this phased, mixed-methods design involving cross-sectoral and multi-disciplinary stakeholders – healthcare consumers, providers, policy-makers, Māori health advocates and OA experts – we used the Nominal Group Technique in focus groups to generate data. We conducted thematic analysis of the focus group data to inform a framework of categories and sub-categories describing factors and characteristics influencing the choice of OA interventions. We then used a dual-panel, two-round e− Delphi survey to verify the framework and rank the characteristics of interventions.

Results

From six focus gr

SUBMITTER: Chua J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9718175 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature