M15 M16 M17
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The present study is an observational study
therefore, no groups were formed.
Physiotherapists are recruited for study part A)
A) Gathering feedback and suggestions using semi-structured interviews with physiotherapists in order to develop an
Sponsors
Hochschule für Gesundheit
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients • Osteoarthritis diagnosed by a doctor (according to ICD-10, polyarthrosis M15., Coxarthrosis M16., Gonarthrosis M17.) • With a prescription for physiotherapy treatment Treating therapists • > 18 years • Completed vocational training as a physiotherapist • At least 1 year of professional experience • At least 1 hip and/or knee OA patient in current treatment Observing therapists • > 18 years • Completed or active academic training as a physiotherapist • Physiotherapists with an academic degree or state examination, as well as physiotherapy students
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients • Severely impaired vision and/or severely impaired hearing • No basic understanding of the German language • No understanding/ cognitive capacity to understand the study information and to be able to give informed consent to study participation • No medical approval for physical training • Patients with comorbidities for whom physical training is contraindicated (unstable angina pectoris symptoms, decompensated heart failure / NYHA IV), acute derailments of the cardiovascular and /or metabolic system Treating therapists • No basic understanding of the German language Observing therapists • No basic understanding of the German language • Physiotherapy students during the first 3 semesters
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A)Feedback and suggestions from physiotherapists to improve the observation tool. B)Psychometric properties of the observational tool: test-retest reliability, interrater reliability and validity. C)Relative and absolute frequency of the various therapy content of a physiotherapeutic treatment of patients with hip and/or knee OA. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A) , B) and C) Characterization of the therapists (age, professional experience, etc.) B) And C) Characterization of the study population/ patients for a better assessment of the intensity of the exercise in relation to the respective performance using • Specific questionnaire for OA: HOOS/KOOS - Hip Osteoarthritis Outcome Score/ Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (Paradowski, Bergman, Sundén-Lundius, Lohmander, & Roos, 2006; Sunden, Lidengren, Roos, Lohmander, & Ekvall Hansson, 2018) • Pain: with the NRS – numeric rating scale, for pain coping strategies the PCS - Pain Catastrophizing Scale (Rodriguez, 2001) Literature: Paradowski, P. T., Bergman, S., Sundén-Lundius, A., Lohmander, L. S., & Roos, E. M. (2006). Knee complaints vary with age and gender in the adult population. Population-based reference data for the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS). BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 7, 38. doi:10.1186/1471-2474-7-38 Rodriguez, C. S. (2001). Pain measurement in the elderly: a review. Pain Manag Nurs, 2(2), 38-46. doi:10.1053/jpmn.2001.23746 Sunden, A., Lidengren, K., Roos, E. M., Lohmander, L. S., & Ekvall Hansson, E. (2018). Hip complaints differ across age and sex: a population-based reference data for the Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS). Health Qual Life Outcomes, 16(1), 200. doi:10.1186/s12955-018-1022-8 | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactNora Steglich
Hochschule für Gesundheit
Outcome results
None listed