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INTRODUCTION: The relationship between psychosocial factors and bodily pain in people with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is unclear. PURPOSE: To examine whether widespread pain was associated with poorer self-efficacy, more anxiety, depression, and kinesiophobia in people with KOA. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study based on data from Good Life with osteoArthritis in Denmark (GLA:D®). The association between widespread pain (multiple pain sites) and self-efficacy (Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale), anxiety and depression (item from the EQ-5D-5 L), and kinesiophobia (yes/no) was examined using multiple linear tobit or logistic regression models. RESULTS: Among 19,323 participants, 10% had no widespread pain, 37% had 2 pain sites, 26% had 3-4 pain sites, and 27% had ≥5 pain sites. Widespread pain was associated with poorer self-efficacy (-0.9 to -8.3 points), and the association was stronger with increasing number of pain sites (p-value <.001). Significant increasing odds ratios (ORs) were observed for having anxiety or depression with 3-4 pain sites (OR 1.29, 95% CI 1.12; 1.49) and ≥5 pain sites (OR 1.80, 95% CI 1.56; 2.07). Having 2 and 3-4 pain sites were associated with lower odds of kinesiophobia compared to having no widespread pain. CONCLUSION: Widespread pain was associated with lower self-efficacy and more anxiety and depression but also lower kinesiophobia in people with KOA.
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OBJECTIVE: Difficulty walking is a primary reason that individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA) seek care. We examined the change in self-reported difficulty walking after participating in the Good Life With Osteoarthritis in Denmark (GLA:D) 8-week education and exercise program and assessed patient factors associated with improvement in difficulty walking. METHODS: This was a registry-based cohort study of individuals in Denmark with knee OA who enrolled in GLA:D. Assessments were administered at baseline, program completion (~3 months), and 12 months. Our prespecified primary outcome was change in self-reported difficulty walking assessed using the EuroQol 5-dimension 5-level walking item. Exposures included sociodemographic factors, measures of OA illness severity, comorbidities, and psychological factors. In those with baseline moderate/severe difficulty walking, using multivariable regression analysis, we assessed the relationship between exposures of interest and improvement to no/slight difficulty walking. RESULTS: We included 5262 participants. Of 2178 (41.4%) individuals with baseline moderate/severe difficulty walking, 51.4% and 58.3% reported no/slight difficulty walking at 3 and 12 months, respectively. Greater self-efficacy, younger age, female sex, lower BMI, less intense knee pain, and better function at baseline were associated with greater likelihood of improvement in difficulty walking, whereas severe difficulty walking at baseline and back pain intensity were associated with decreased likelihood of improvement. CONCLUSION: More than half of those with baseline difficulty walking experienced substantial improvement after completing GLA:D and this improvement was maintained at 12 months. Several patient factors were associated with the outcome, suggesting that some individuals may require additional support and extended treatment.
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine whether short-term outcomes from exercise therapy and patient education for osteoarthritis (OA) are associated with hip or knee replacement within two years. METHODS: Individual-level data from the Good Life with osteoArthritis in Denmark (GLA:D) Registry were linked to the Danish National Patient Registry and other national registries. Cox proportional hazards models were used to investigate associations between program outcomes (baseline to three-month changes) and time to primary hip or knee replacement. Patients who did not receive joint replacement were censored at two years, time of death, or emigration. RESULTS: A total of 2,304 and 7,035 patients with clinically diagnosed hip and knee OA, respectively, were included. Of these, 30% with hip OA and 10% with knee OA had joint replacement within two years. Postprogram improvements in hip-related quality of life and arthritis self-efficacy (pain subscale) were associated with a reduced hazard of hip replacement (adjusted hazard ratios [HRs] for a 10-unit improvement: 0.74 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.69-0.80] and 0.90 [95% CI 0.85-0.96], respectively). Improvements in knee pain, knee-related quality of life, and arthritis self-efficacy (pain subscale) were associated with a lower hazard of knee replacement (adjusted HRs for 10-unit improvement: 0.81 [95% CI 0.76-0.86] to 0.90 [95% CI 0.86-0.95], 0.70 [95% CI 0.63-0.78] to 0.79 [95% CI 0.72-0.86], and 0.89 [95% CI 0.83-0.94], respectively). CONCLUSION: The magnitude of improvement in key measures after exercise therapy and education was significantly associated with the likelihood of surgery. Progression to hip replacement was three times higher than progression to knee replacement. This information can guide patient-clinician conversations around anticipated program outcomes.
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Artroplastia de Quadril , Artroplastia do Joelho , Terapia por Exercício , Osteoartrite do Quadril , Osteoartrite do Joelho , Educação de Pacientes como Assunto , Sistema de Registros , Humanos , Masculino , Osteoartrite do Joelho/cirurgia , Osteoartrite do Joelho/terapia , Feminino , Osteoartrite do Quadril/cirurgia , Idoso , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Dinamarca/epidemiologia , Resultado do Tratamento , Qualidade de Vida , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
The aim of this study was to investigate utilisation patterns of prescribed analgesics before, during, and after an exercise therapy and patient education program among patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis. This cohort study is based on data from the nationwide Good Life with osteoarthritis in Denmark (GLA:D®) patient-register linked with national health registries including data on prescribed analgesics. GLA:D® consists of 8-12 weeks of exercise and patient education. We included 35,549 knee/hip osteoarthritis patients starting the intervention between January 2013 and November 2018. Utilisation patterns the year before, 3 months during, and the year after the intervention were investigated using total dispensed defined daily doses (DDDs) per month per 1000 population as outcome. During the year before the intervention, use of prescribed paracetamol, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and opioids increased with 85%, 79% and 22%, respectively. During the intervention, use of paracetamol decreased with 16% with a stable use the following year. Use of NSAIDs and opioids decreased with 38% and 8%, respectively, throughout the intervention and the year after. Sensitivity analyses indicated that the prescription of most analgesics changed over time. For paracetamol, NSAIDs, and opioids, 10% of analgesic users accounted for 45%, 50%, and 70%, respectively, of the total DDDs dispensed during the study period. In general, analgesic use increased the year before the intervention followed by a decrease during the intervention and the year after. A small proportion of analgesic users accounted for half or more of all paracetamol, NSAIDs, and opioids dispensed during the study period.
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Osteoartrite do Quadril , Osteoartrite do Joelho , Humanos , Acetaminofen/uso terapêutico , Osteoartrite do Quadril/tratamento farmacológico , Estudos de Coortes , Educação de Pacientes como Assunto , Analgésicos/uso terapêutico , Anti-Inflamatórios não Esteroides/uso terapêutico , Analgésicos Opioides/uso terapêutico , Osteoartrite do Joelho/tratamento farmacológico , Terapia por ExercícioRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) affecting the knee or hip is highly prevalent in the general population and has associated high disease burden. Early identification of modifiable risk factors that prevent, limit, or resolve disease symptoms is critical. Foot pain may represent a potentially modifiable factor however little is known about the prevalence of foot pain in people with knee or hip OA nor whether foot pain is associated with clinical characteristics. The main aim of this study was therefore to determine the prevalence of foot pain in people with knee or hip OA attending an education and supervised exercise-based intervention in Denmark (GLA:D®) and determine if baseline demographic or clinical characteristics are associated with foot pain. METHODS: Analysis was conducted on baseline data of 26,003 people with symptomatic knee or hip OA completing a pain mannequin as part of the Good Life with osteoArthritis in Denmark (GLA:D®) primary care programme. Odds Ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated to estimate the strength of association between baseline clinical characteristics (including pain severity in worst knee/hip joint, number of painful knee/hip joints, pain medication use and physical activity level) and the presence of baseline foot pain. RESULTS: Twelve percent of participants (n = 3,049) reported foot pain. In those people with index knee OA (n = 19,391), knee pain severity (OR 1.01 CI 1.00, 1.01), number of painful knee/hip joints (OR 1.67 CI 1.58, 1.79), and use of pain medication (OR 1.23 CI 1.12, 1.36) were statistically associated with foot pain. Excluding use of pain medication, similar associations were seen in those with index hip OA. CONCLUSION: Twelve percent of people with knee or hip OA participating in GLA:D® had foot pain. Those with worse knee/hip pain, and greater number of painful joints were more likely to report foot pain. This study is the first to demonstrate a significant relationship between clinical characteristics and foot pain in people with knee or hip OA participating in education and supervised exercise. Future investigation should consider the role that foot pain may play on knee and hip related outcomes following therapeutic intervention.
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Doenças do Pé , Osteoartrite do Quadril , Osteoartrite do Joelho , Humanos , Osteoartrite do Quadril/complicações , Osteoartrite do Quadril/terapia , Estudos Transversais , Prevalência , Terapia por Exercício/efeitos adversos , Dor/epidemiologia , Dor/etiologia , Exercício Físico , Osteoartrite do Joelho/complicações , Osteoartrite do Joelho/epidemiologia , Osteoartrite do Joelho/terapia , Artralgia/epidemiologia , Artralgia/etiologia , Doenças do Pé/complicações , Sistema de RegistrosRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have found that lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) often co-occurs with knee or hip OA and can impact treatment response. However, it is unclear what participant characteristics may be helpful in identifying individuals with these co-occurring conditions. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to explore characteristics associated with comorbid symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) in people with knee or hip osteoarthritis (OA) enrolled in a primary care education and exercise program. METHODS: Sociodemographic, clinical characteristics, health status measures, and a self-report questionnaire on the presence of LSS symptoms was collected at baseline from the Good Life with osteoArthritis in Denmark primary care program for knee and hip OA. Cross-sectional associations between characteristics and the presence of comorbid LSS symptoms were assessed separately in participants with primary complaint of knee and hip OA, using domain-specific logistic models and a logistic model including all characteristics. RESULTS: A total of 6,541 participants with a primary complaint of knee OA and 2,595 participants with a primary complaint of hip OA were included, of which 40% and 50% reported comorbid LSS symptoms, respectively. LSS symptoms were associated with similar characteristics in knee and hip OA. Sick leave was the only sociodemographic variable consistently associated with LSS symptoms. For clinical characteristics, back pain, longer symptom duration and bilateral or comorbid knee or hip symptoms were also consistently associated. Health status measures were not consistently related to LSS symptoms. CONCLUSION: Comorbid LSS symptoms in people with knee or hip OA undergoing a primary care treatment program of group-based education and exercise were common and associated with a similar set of characteristics. These characteristics may help to identify people with co-occurring LSS and knee or hip OA, which can be used to help guide clinical decision-making.
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Osteoartrite do Quadril , Osteoartrite do Joelho , Estenose Espinal , Humanos , Osteoartrite do Quadril/diagnóstico , Osteoartrite do Quadril/epidemiologia , Estudos Transversais , Estenose Espinal/diagnóstico , Estenose Espinal/epidemiologia , Estenose Espinal/terapia , Osteoartrite do Joelho/diagnóstico , Osteoartrite do Joelho/epidemiologia , Osteoartrite do Joelho/terapia , Dinamarca/epidemiologiaRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To compare the 3 and 12-month changes on pain, function and quality of life between online and onsite delivery of Good Life with Osteoarthritis in Denmark (GLA:D® ) in individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA). DESIGN: Non-inferior comparison of individuals with knee OA receiving physiotherapist-supervised online (TeleGLA:D) or onsite (GLA:D®) (12 exercise and 2 education sessions). The primary outcome was the baseline-to-3-month change on KOOS-12 summary score. Secondary outcomes were changes in KOOS-12 subscales pain, function and quality of life and pain intensity (Visual Analog Scale (VAS 0-100)) at 3 and 12 months; 40 m fast-paced walk and 30 s chair-stand at 3 months. Using mixed linear regressions, comparisons were adjusted for age, sex, BMI, comorbidities and number of knees and hips with OA. RESULTS: Over a 1-year period (May 2020-May 2021), we included data from 3789 participants (3701 GLA:D®; 88 TeleGLA:D). At 3 months, TeleGLA:D showed non-inferior change-scores to GLA:D® on KOOS-12 summary score; adjusted mean difference (90% Confidence Intervals (CI)) -2.40 (-5.55 to 0.75). For secondary outcomes, there was a statistically significant difference in change-scores, favouring TeleGLA:D in gait speed; adjusted mean difference (90%CI) 0.23 m/s (0.18-0.27). TeleGLA:D remained non-inferior to GLA:D® at 12 months. CONCLUSIONS: Online delivery of physiotherapist-supervised neuromuscular exercise and education for individuals with knee OA may be non-inferior to traditional onsite delivery in reducing pain and improving function and quality of life. The wide confidence intervals, baseline imbalance, loss to follow-up and the non-randomized design highlight the need for a confirmatory randomized controlled trial.
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Osteoartrite do Joelho , Humanos , Osteoartrite do Joelho/terapia , Qualidade de Vida , Terapia por Exercício , Exercício Físico , DorRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether adults with potential multiple social disadvantage have poorer outcomes following attendance in an osteoarthritis (OA) management program (OAMP), and if so, what might determine this result. METHODS: Among consecutive knee OA attendees of the Good Life With Osteoarthritis in Denmark (GLA:D) OAMP in Denmark we defined a group with potential "intersectional disadvantage" based on self-reported educational attainment, country of birth, and citizenship. Outcomes of this group were compared with GLA:D participants who were native Danish citizens with higher educational attainment. Outcomes were pain intensity, Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) quality of life subscale score, and the EuroQol 5-domain instrument in 5 levels (EQ-5D-5L) score at 3 and 12 months. After data preprocessing, we used entropy balancing to sequentially control for differences between the groups in baseline covariates. Mean between-group differences in outcomes were estimated by weighted linear regression. RESULTS: Of 18,448 eligible participants, 250 (1.4%) were nonnative/foreign citizens with lower education. After balancing for differences in baseline score and in administrative and demographic characteristics, they had poorer outcomes than higher-educated native Danish citizens on pain intensity and EQ-5D-5L score at both follow-up points (e.g., between-group mean differences in pain visual analog scale [0-100] at 3 and 12 months: 3.4 [95% confidence interval (95% CI) -0.5, 7.3] and 6.2 [95% CI 1.7, 10.7], respectively). Differences in KOOS quality of life subscale score, were smaller or absent. Balancing for differences on baseline score, comorbidity, self-efficacy, and depression had the greatest effect on reducing observed outcome inequalities. CONCLUSION: Outcome inequalities widened following OAMP attendance, particularly at longer-term follow-up, but the magnitude of differences was generally modest and inconsistent across outcome measures. Tailoring content to reduce outcome inequalities may be indicated, but improving access appears the greater priority.
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Osteoartrite do Joelho , Qualidade de Vida , Adulto , Humanos , Osteoartrite do Joelho/diagnóstico , Osteoartrite do Joelho/terapia , Comorbidade , Medição da Dor , Dinamarca/epidemiologiaRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To understand factors associated with pain intensity responder status following nonsurgical hip osteoarthritis (OA) intervention, according to sex. METHODS: Data were from individuals with hip OA participating in the Danish Good Life With Osteoarthritis in Denmark 8-week education and exercise program. The following factors were recorded at program entry: age; education; mental well-being; comorbidities; body mass index; symptoms in hip, knee, and low back; and program-specific factors including education sessions, former participant lectures, and supervised exercise sessions. Pain intensity was recorded at baseline and at month 3 (post-program) on a 0-100-mm visual analog scale. Response was defined as pain intensity improvement of ≥30% from baseline to post-program. Logistic regression was used and conducted separately in male and female subjects. RESULTS: The sample included 791 men and 2,253 women. Female subjects had a mean baseline pain score of 47.2 of 100 (95% confidence interval [95% CI] 46.4-48.1) and male subjects had a score of 41.7 (95% CI 40.3-43.1). By post-program, the proportion of pain responders was 50.4% among women and 45.8% among men (difference P = 0.025). Among women, program-specific factors (attending former participant lectures and more supervised exercise sessions) were positively associated with pain response, as were better mental well-being and fewer comorbidities, while symptoms in other joints/sites were associated with a decreased likelihood of response. Among men, program-specific factors were not associated with response, while better mental well-being and fewer comorbidities were associated with being a responder. CONCLUSION: Findings suggest that the influence of some factors on pain response differ for male and female subjects and point to a potential need for targeted approaches for men and women who may require different key messages/approaches from health care providers.
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Osteoartrite do Quadril , Osteoartrite do Joelho , Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Terapia por Exercício , Educação de Pacientes como Assunto , DorRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To study the influence of self-reported knee instability on changes in knee pain and gait speed following patient education and supervised exercise therapy in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS: We included patients enrolled in the Good Life With Osteoarthritis in Denmark (GLA:D) program, an 8-week education and supervised neuromuscular exercise program. Patients were classified into 4 groups according to their level of self-reported knee instability (never; rarely; sometimes; most of the time or all the time). Knee pain intensity was evaluated on a 0-100 mm scale and gait speed from the 4 × 10 meters fast-paced walk test at baseline and after the program. Using linear regression, we examined the association between knee instability and the change in pain and gait speed, respectively. Sex, age, body mass index, physical activity level, and previous knee surgery were covariates in adjusted models. RESULTS: Among 2,466 patients with knee OA, mean baseline pain and gait speed varied between 38-59 mm and 1.39-1.56 meters/second in patients experiencing no instability and patients experiencing instability most or all the time, respectively. All instability groups improved in pain and gait speed. Compared to the no instability group, patients reporting instability most or all the time experienced larger improvements in pain (4.3 mm [95% confidence interval 1.2, 7.5]), while no difference between instability groups was found for gait speed. CONCLUSION: Knee OA patients with self-reported instability seem to benefit even more from a patient education and supervised exercise therapy program than OA patients without instability.
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Instabilidade Articular , Osteoartrite do Joelho , Humanos , Osteoartrite do Joelho/diagnóstico , Osteoartrite do Joelho/terapia , Estudos de Coortes , Autorrelato , Exercício Físico , Terapia por Exercício , DorRESUMO
Objective: People with knee or hip osteoarthritis (OA) can experience comorbid lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), but the impact on treatment outcomes is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate associations between comorbid LSS symptoms and changes in pain, function, and quality of life following a patient education and exercise therapy program. Design: This was a longitudinal analysis of 6813 participants in the Good Life with osteoArthritis in Denmark (GLA:D®) program; a structured patient education and exercise therapy program for knee and hip OA. Participants were classified as having comorbid LSS symptoms based on self-report symptom items. Linear mixed models were used to assess differences in change in pain, function, and quality of life outcomes (0 worst to 100 best) at 3- and 12-month follow-up. Results: 15% and 23% of knee and hip OA participants had comorbid LSS symptoms, respectively. Knee participants with comorbid LSS symptoms had smaller improvement in pain at 3-months (-1.7, 95% CI -3.3 to -0.1) and hip participants with comorbid LSS symptoms had greater improvement in function at 3- (2.5, 95% CI 0.5 to 5.0) and 12-months (3.8, 95% CI 0.9 to 6.6), when compared to those without LSS symptoms. These differences were not clinically significant and no differences in other outcomes were observed. Conclusion: Knee or hip OA patients with comorbid LSS symptoms should expect similar improvements in knee- or hip-related pain, function, and quality of life outcomes when undergoing a patient education and exercise therapy program compared to those without LSS symptoms.
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OBJECTIVE: To identify prognostic factors for health outcomes following an 8-week supervised exercise therapy and education program for individuals with knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) alone or with concomitant hypertension, heart or respiratory disease, diabetes mellitus, or depression. METHODS: We included individuals with knee and/or hip OA from the Good Life With OsteoArthritis in Denmark (GLA:D) program. GLA:D consists of 2 patient education sessions and 12 supervised exercise therapy sessions. Before GLA:D, participants self-reported any comorbidities and were categorized into 8 comorbidity groups. Twenty-one potential prognostic factors (demographic information, clinical data, and performance-based physical function) gathered from participants and clinicians before the program were included. Outcomes were physical function using the 40-meter Fast-Paced Walk Test (FPWT), health-related quality of life using the 5-level EuroQol 5-domain (EQ-5D-5L) index score, and pain intensity using a visual analog scale (VAS; range 0-100) assessed before and immediately after the GLA:D program. Within each comorbidity group, associations of prognostic factors with outcomes were estimated using multivariable linear regression. RESULTS: Data from 35,496 (40-meter FPWT) and 37,576 (EQ-5D-5L and VAS) participants were included in the analyses. Clinically relevant associations were demonstrated between age, self-efficacy, self-rated health, and pain intensity and change in 40-meter FPWT, EQ-5D-5L, or VAS scores across comorbidity groups. Furthermore, anxiety, education, physical function, and smoking were associated with outcomes among subgroups having depression or diabetes mellitus in addition to OA. CONCLUSION: Age, self-efficacy, self-rated health, and pain intensity may be prognostic of change in health outcomes following an 8-week exercise therapy and patient education program for individuals with OA, irrespective of comorbidities.
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Osteoartrite do Quadril , Osteoartrite do Joelho , Humanos , Lactente , Osteoartrite do Quadril/diagnóstico , Osteoartrite do Quadril/epidemiologia , Osteoartrite do Quadril/terapia , Qualidade de Vida , Osteoartrite do Joelho/diagnóstico , Osteoartrite do Joelho/epidemiologia , Osteoartrite do Joelho/terapia , Prognóstico , Terapia por Exercício , Comorbidade , Avaliação de Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde , Atenção Primária à SaúdeRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate 1-year cost-effectiveness of an 8-week supervised education and exercise programme delivered in primary care to patients with symptomatic knee or hip osteoarthritis (OA). DESIGN: A registry-based pre-post study linking patient-level data from the Good Life with osteoArthritis in Denmark (GLA:D) registry to national registries in Denmark. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: 16 255 patients with symptomatic knee or hip OA attending GLA:D. INTERVENTION: GLA:D is a structured supervised patient education and exercise programme delivered by certified physiotherapists and implemented in Denmark. OUTCOME MEASURES: Adjusted healthcare costs per Quality-Adjusted Life Year (QALY) gained from baseline to 1 year (ratio of change in healthcare costs to change in EuroQoL 5-Dimensions 5-Level questionnaire (EQ-5D)). All adjusted measures were estimated using a generalised estimating equation gamma regression model for repeated measures. Missing data on EQ-5D were imputed with Multiple Imputations (3 months: 23%; 1 year: 39 %). RESULTS: Adjusted change in healthcare cost was 298 (95% CI: 206 to 419) and 640 (95% CI: 400 to 1009) and change in EQ-5D was 0.035 (95% CI: 0.033 to 0.037) and 0.028 (95% CI: 0.025 to 0.032) for knee and hip patients, respectively. Hence estimated adjusted healthcare costs per QALY gained was 8497 (95% CI: 6242 to 11 324) for knee and 22 568 (95% CI: 16 000 to 31 531) for hip patients. In patients with high compliance, the adjusted healthcare costs per QALY gained was 5438 (95% CI: 2758 to 9231) for knee and 17 330 (95% CI: 10 041 to 29 364) for hip patients. Healthcare costs per QALY were below conventional thresholds for willingness-to-pay at 22 804 (20 000£) and 43 979 (US$50 000), except the upper limit of the 95% CI for hip patients which was in between the two thresholds. CONCLUSIONS: A structured 8-week supervised education and exercise programme delivered in primary care was cost-effective at 1 year in patients with knee or hip OA supporting large-scale implementation in clinical practice.
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Osteoartrite do Quadril , Osteoartrite do Joelho , Análise Custo-Benefício , Dinamarca , Terapia por Exercício/métodos , Humanos , Osteoartrite do Quadril/terapia , Osteoartrite do Joelho/terapia , Anos de Vida Ajustados por Qualidade de VidaRESUMO
PURPOSE: To validate self-reported information obtained from patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis (OA) in primary care against administrative data from the three national Danish registries. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We compared the baseline and 12-month follow-up data from 38,745 patients with knee or hip OA participating in the Good Life with osteoArthritis in Denmark (GLA:D®) program with registry-based data on joint surgeries, pain medication dispensing, radiographs, and hospital diagnoses. Agreement was calculated using Cohen's Kappa (k) and percentage agreement, both with 95% CI. RESULTS: There was a moderate agreement between self-report and registry-based data for previous knee surgery (k=0.58, 84.99%) and a substantial agreement for previous hip surgery (k=0.73, 97.05%). Agreement varied from 0.05 to 0.95 and 84.99% to 99.94% for different types of surgeries with lowest agreement for collateral ligament surgery (k=0.05, 99.82%) and highest agreement for joint replacement (k=0.95, 99.54% for knee; k=0.95, 99.48% for hip). There was a moderate agreement (k=0.41, 81.59%) for knee and a slight agreement (k=0.20, 64.79%) for hip radiographs. Agreement varied from 0.01 to 0.53 and 65.39% to 99.90% for pain medication with lowest agreement for topical NSAID (k=0.01, 95.00%) and highest agreement for opioids (k=0.53, 92.56%). For comorbidities, agreement varied from 0.14 to 0.90 and 78.07% to 98.91%, with lowest agreement for anemia or other blood disease (k=0.14, 97.63%) and highest agreement for diabetes (k=0.90, 98.73%). CONCLUSION: As the most common types of pain medication used by patients with OA can be bought over-the-counter and as most OA patients are treated in primary care, which is often not covered by national registries, self-report of pain medication use and comorbidities is preferred but cannot be sufficiently validated against registry-based data. Future studies collecting self-reported information on joint surgery and pain medication from patients with OA should use a less detailed categorization to improve accuracy.
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Objective: Differing clinical criteria for hip osteoarthritis (OA) are applied in primary care, but little is known regarding the utility of these criteria. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the proportion of patients in a primary care setting with hip OA fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), and the Danish Health Authority (DHA) criteria. Design: A cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from the Good Life with osteoArthritis in Denmark (GLA:D®) program, a treatment program for patients with symptoms or functional limitations associated with hip OA. The prevalence of hip OA according to the ACR, NICE, and DHA criteria was calculated in all patients and in a subgroup of patients with self-reported radiographic hip OA. Results: 4699 patients were included in the analysis. Mean age (SD) was 66.8 (9.7) years and 71% of the patients were female. 64%, 80%, and 94% fulfilled the ACR, DHA, and NICE criteria, respectively. In those self-reporting radiographic hip OA, the corresponding numbers were 66%, 81%, and 94%. A limited number of patients (4%) did not fulfill any of the criteria. Conclusions: The NICE criteria identified the most patients that were treated because of their symptoms or functional limitations. The DHA and especially the ACR criteria did not identify a significant proportion of these patients. The results suggest the NICE criteria are appropriate to identify individuals treated for hip OA in primary care.
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OBJECTIVE: To determine prevalence, severity, and clinical correlates of pain flares in response to a repeated sit-to-stand activity. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. METHODS: The analyses included 11 013 patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and 3889 patients with hip OA who completed a 30-second chair-stand test before starting the Good Life with osteoArthritis in Denmark treatment program. Prevalence and severity of pain flares were evaluated by change in self-reported joint pain intensity on an 11-point numeric rating scale after the test. Correlates with pain flares (an increase on the numeric rating scale of 2 points or greater) were assessed using regression analyses. RESULTS: One out of 3 patients with knee OA and 1 out of 5 patients with hip OA experienced pain flares (numeric rating scale of 2 or greater). Low knee/hip confidence, 3 or more painful body sites, fewer than 12 chair stands in 30 seconds, and body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or greater were associated with pain flares in response to the 30-second chair-stand test in patients with knee and hip OA. Low self-efficacy and joint stiffness were associated with pain flares in patients with knee OA. Using pain medication was associated with pain flares in patients with hip OA. CONCLUSION: Pain flares in response to a repeated sit-to-stand activity were common in patients with knee and hip OA. The clinical correlates associated with pain flares included joint confidence, functional performance, and body mass index, and are potentially modifiable with patient education, exercise therapy, and weight loss, respectively. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2020;50(6):309-318. Epub 6 Sep 2019. doi:10.2519/jospt.2019.9125.