Journal article

What should a toolkit to aid the delivery of therapeutic exercise for hip and knee osteoarthritis look like? Qualitative analysis of an international survey of 318 researchers, clinicians, and consumers by the OARSI Rehabilitation Discussion Group

Belinda J Lawford, Hiral Master, Jesper B Larsen, Cecilie Bartholdy, Patrick Corrigan, Elisabeth Ginnerup-Nielsen, Christina Le, Anthony Teoli, Kim L Bennell, Ben Metcalf, Rana S Hinman, Kate Button, Natalie J Collins, Elizabeth Cottrell, Yves Henrotin, Soren T Skou, Louise M Thoma, Elizabeth Wellsandt, Daniel K White, Melanie A Holden

Musculoskeletal Care | Wiley | Published : 2023

Abstract

BACKGROUND: We aimed to identify important components of, and practical resources relevant for inclusion in, a toolkit to aid exercise delivery for people with hip/knee osteoarthritis. METHOD: An online international multi-disciplinary survey was conducted across 43 countries (139 clinicians, 44 people with hip/knee osteoarthritis and 135 osteoarthritis researchers). Participants were presented with the seeding statement 'Practical resources to aid the implementation of exercise for people with hip/knee osteoarthritis should…' and asked to provide up to 10 open text responses. Responses underwent refinement and qualitative content analysis to create domains and categories. RESULTS: Ref..

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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence


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Funding Acknowledgements

This study is funded by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence (APP1079078). RSH is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Fellowship (#1154217) and KLB by a NHMRC Investigator grant (#1174431). STS is funded by a grant from Region Zealand (Exercise First) and two grants from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme, one from the European Research Council (MOBILISE, grant agreement No 801790) and the other under grant agreement No. 945377 (ESCAPE). DKW is funded by the National Institutes of Health (1R56AR080060) and the Rheumatology Research Foundation. PC is supported by a Rheumatology Research Foundation Scientist Development Award. EW is supported by the National Institutes of Health (Great Plains IDeA-CTR (2U54GM115458) Scholar Programme).