Attitudes, beliefs and common practices of hand therapists for base of thumb osteoarthritis in Australia (The ABC Thumb Study)

V Duong; KL Bennell; LA Deveza; JP Eyles; PW Hodges; MA Holden; DJ Hunter; R Jongs; D Knapp; Y Mei; B Vicenzino; A Wajon; SR Robbins

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Attitudes, beliefs and common practices of hand therapists for base of thumb osteoarthritis in Australia (The ABC Thumb Study)

V Duong, KL Bennell, LA Deveza, JP Eyles, PW Hodges, MA Holden, DJ Hunter, R Jongs, D Knapp, Y Mei, B Vicenzino, A Wajon, SR Robbins

Hand Therapy | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD | Published : 2018

DOI: 10.1177/1758998317731437

Abstract

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to identify attitudes, beliefs and common practices of hand therapists in Australia regarding assessment and management of base of thumb osteoarthritis. Methods: Monthly emails with a link to a 57-item cross-sectional survey were sent to members of the Australian Hand Therapy Association between November 2015 and February 2016. The survey included a case scenario of a patient with base of thumb osteoarthritis with questions about assessment and non-pharmacological and non-surgical treatment interventions for this case. Participants also rated their agreement with a series of 20 attitude and belief statements on a 6-point Likert scale. Data underwen..

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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by an NHMRC program grant (1091302). DJH is supported by an NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship. KLB and PH are supported by NHMRC Research Fellowships (1058440 and 1102905). MAH is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) School for Primary Care Research. The funders did not influence the study design or the writing of this article. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHMRC, NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health.