Journal article
Patients’ perceived needs of osteoarthritis health information: A systematic scoping review
L Chou, L Ellis, M Papandony, KLD Maheeka Seneviwickrama, FM Cicuttini, K Sullivan, AJ Teichtahl, Y Wang, AM Briggs, AE Wluka
Plos One | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE | Published : 2018
Abstract
Background Optimal management of osteoarthritis requires active patient participation. Understanding patients’ perceived health information needs is important in order to optimize health service delivery and health outcomes in osteoarthritis. We aimed to review the existing literature regarding patients’ perceived health information needs for OA. Methods A systematic scoping review was performed of publications in MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and PsycINFO (1990–2016). Descriptive data regarding study design and methodology were extracted and risk of bias assessed. Aggregates of patients’ perceived needs of osteoarthritis health information were categorized. Results 30 studies from 2876 were inclu..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This work was performed in partnership with Move: muscle, bone & joint health and supported by a partnership grant from the organization. L.C is the recipient of an Australian Postgraduate Award and Arthritis Foundation Scholarship. A.J.T is the recipient of an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (#1073284). Y.W and A.E.W are the recipients of NHMRC Career Development Fellowships (Clinical Level 1 #1065464 and Clinical Level 2 #1063574, respectively). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.