Journal article

Core Recommendations for Osteoarthritis Care: A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines

B Conley, S Bunzli, J Bullen, P O'Brien, J Persaud, T Gunatillake, MM Dowsey, PFM Choong, I Lin

Arthritis Care and Research | WILEY | Published : 2023

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the quality of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for interventions in management of osteoarthritis (OA) and to provide a synthesis of high-quality CPG recommendations. Methods: Five databases (OvidSP Medline, Cochrane, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature [CINAHL], Embase, and the Physiotherapy Evidence Database [PEDro]) and 4 online guideline repositories were searched. CPGs for the management of OA were included if they were 1) written in English and published from January 2015 to February 2022, focused on adults age ≥18 years, and met the criteria of a CPG as defined by the Institute of Medicine; and 2) were rated as high quality on the Apprais..

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Awarded by Australian Government


Funding Acknowledgements

Supported by the Australian Commonwealth Government (Arthritis Australia grant GA76063). Professor Dowsey's work was supported by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (Career Development Fellowship grant APP1122526) and the University of Melbourne (Dame Kate Campbell Fellowship). Professor Choong's work was supported by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (Practitioner Fellowship grant APP1154203).