Confidence and Attitudes Toward Osteoarthritis Care Among the Current and Emerging Health Workforce: A Multinational Interprofessional Study

AM Briggs; RS Hinman; B Darlow; KL Bennell; M Leech; T Pizzari; AM Greig; C Mackay; A Bendrups; PJ Larmer; A Francis-Cracknell; E Houlding; LA Desmond; JE Jordan; N Minaee; H Slater

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Confidence and Attitudes Toward Osteoarthritis Care Among the Current and Emerging Health Workforce: A Multinational Interprofessional Study

AM Briggs, RS Hinman, B Darlow, KL Bennell, M Leech, T Pizzari, AM Greig, C Mackay, A Bendrups, PJ Larmer, A Francis-Cracknell, E Houlding, LA Desmond, JE Jordan, N Minaee, H Slater

Acr Open Rheumatology | WILEY | Published : 2019

DOI: 10.1002/acr2.1032

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Abstract

Objective. To measure confidence and attitudes of the current and emerging interprofessional workforce concerning osteoarthritis (OA) care. Methods. Study design is a multinational (Australia, New Zealand, Canada) cross-sectional survey of clinicians (general practitioners [GPs], GP registrars, primary care nurses, and physiotherapists) and final-year medical and physiotherapy students. GPs and GP registrars were only sampled in Australia/New Zealand and Australia, respectively. The study outcomes are as follows: Confidence in OA knowledge and skills (customized instrument), biomedical attitudes to care (Pain Attitudes Beliefs Scale [PABS]), attitudes toward high- and low-value care (customi..

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Funding Acknowledgements

Funding for the study was provided by Curtin University, Australia, and the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence in Translational Research in Musculoskeletal Pain (1079078). Dr. Briggs is supported by a Fellowship awarded by the NHMRC (1132548). Dr. Hinman is supported by NHMRC Fellowship 1154217. Dr. Bennell is supported by NHMRC Fellowship 1058440. E. Houlding was supported by a Mitacs Globalink Research award IT11467.