Understanding the Impact and Tackling the Burden of Osteoarthritis for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

P O'Brien; R Prehn; C Green; I Lin; W Flanagan; B Conley; D Bessarab; J Coffin; PFM Choong; MM Dowsey; S Bunzli

Journal article

Understanding the Impact and Tackling the Burden of Osteoarthritis for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

P O'Brien, R Prehn, C Green, I Lin, W Flanagan, B Conley, D Bessarab, J Coffin, PFM Choong, MM Dowsey, S Bunzli

Arthritis Care and Research | Published : 2023

DOI: 10.1002/acr.25004

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to understand and describe the lived experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with osteoarthritis. Methods: Qualitative study guided by cultural security, which ensures that research is conducted in a way that will not compromise the cultural values, beliefs, and expectations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Participants were purposively sampled through the networks of project staff. Research yarns (a cultural form of conversation used as a data gathering tool) were conducted with 25 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults with self-reported osteoarthritis in Western Australia and Victoria, Australia. Data were analy..

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Penny O'Brien Author

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Michelle Dowsey Author

Samantha Bunzli Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

Supported by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Research Excellence in Total Joint Replacement (PhD scholarship APP1116235) and St Vincent's Health Australia (Research Endowment Fund grant). Professor Choong's work was supported by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (Practitioner Fellowship APP1154203). Professor Dowsey's work was supported by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (Career Development Fellowship APP1122526).