M15 M16 M17
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: This is a Delphi study. In the first phase, patients with knee and/or hip OA and physiotherapists who work in the musculoskeletal area and regularly treat people with OA will be interviewed u
Sponsors
Hochschule für Gesundheit, Bochum
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients: • Men, women and diverse gender with hip and/or knee OA • Medically diagnosed OA (according to ICD-10: M15 – polyarthrosis, M16 – coxarthrosis and/or M17 gonarthrosis) • Based on the criteria of the “American College of Rheumatology” (ACR) for idiopathic OA of the knee (Altman et al., 1986) or the hip (Altman et al., 1991) • Signed informed consent • Sufficient skills in German • Participants received at least one prescription for physiotherapy with regard to their OA related symptoms • Participants own a digital device (PC, laptop, mobile phone, tablet) • Internet access • Half of the participants has experiences with digital tools in health care, the other half of the participants doesn’t have experiences with digital tools in health care Physiotherapists: • Men, women and divers gender • Signed informed consent • Sufficient skills in German • Completed apprenticeship or university degree in physiotherapy • Physiotherapists who work in an outpatient setting • Physiotherapists who treat patients with hip and/or knee OA on average four times a week • Physiotherapists who have five years of experience in the field of physiotherapy of people with hip and/or knee OA • Participants own a digital device (PC, laptop, mobile phone, tablet) • Internet access • Half of the participants has experiences with digital tools in health care, the other half of the participants doesn’t have experiences with digital tools in health care Focus groups: • Men, women and diverse gender • Experts who have already five years of professional experiences in their field • Physician and physiotherapist (practice owner) work in an outpatient setting • Participants own a digital device (PC, laptop, mobile phone, tablet) • Internet access • Signed informed consent • Sufficient skills in German
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients: • Insufficient comprehension of German or lack of ability to express in German • Last session of physiotherapy is more than six months ago • Presence of the following comorbidities: o Cognitive impairment, e.g. dementia o Serious psychological disease, e.g. severe depression o Unstable health condition, e.g. dialysis, acute trauma • Presence of relevant, current comorbidities which considerably restrict the state of health: o Neurological disease, e.g. multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, condition after stroke o Rheumatic disease, e.g. rheumatism, fibromyalgia o Heart disease, e.g. heart attack Physiotherapists: • Insufficient comprehension of German or lack of ability to express in German Focus groups: • Insufficient comprehension of German or lack of ability to express in German
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Development of preconditions and recommendations for the implementation of the blended care approach in physiotherapy for people with knee and/or hip OA. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcome | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactFranziska Weber
Hochschule für Gesundheit, Bochum
Outcome results
None listed