Optimal primary care management of clinical osteoarthritis and joint pain in older people: a mixed-methods programme of systematic reviews, observational and qualitative studies, and randomised controlled trials

• Main Authors: Elaine Hay (Author), Krysia Dziedzic (Author), Nadine Foster (Author), George Peat (Author), Danielle van der Windt (Author), Bernadette Bartlam (Author), Milisa Blagojevic-Bucknall (Author), John Edwards (Author), Emma Healey (Author), Melanie Holden (Author), Rhian Hughes (Author), Clare Jinks (Author), Kelvin Jordan (Author), Sue Jowett (Author), Martyn Lewis (Author), Christian Mallen (Author), Andrew Morden (Author), Elaine Nicholls (Author), Bie Nio Ong (Author), Mark Porcheret (Author), Jerome Wulff (Author), Jesse Kigozi (Author), Raymond Oppong (Author), Zoe Paskins (Author), Peter Croft (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: NIHR Journals Library, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common long-term condition managed in UK general practice. However, care is suboptimal despite evidence that primary care and community-based interventions can reduce OA pain and disability. Objectives: The overall aim was to improve primary care managemen...