The PraxArth-Study: Improving quality of life of osteoarthritis patients by directed training of general practictioners (GPs) and a telephone follow up through practice nurses

Conditions

Osteoarthritis Musculoskeletal Diseases Osteoarthritis (OA)

van Loggerenberg F, Akena D, Alinaitwe R, Birabwa-Oketcho H, Méndez CAC, Gómez-Restrepo C, Kulenović AD, Selak N, Kiseljaković M, Musisi S, Nakasujja N, Sewankambo NK, Priebe S.

2023-11-163 citations

10.1186/s12875-023-02197-0

Changes in prescribed medicines in older patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy in general practice

Fiona von Buedingen, Marc Hammer, Andreas D. Meid, Wernér E.G. Müller, Ferdinand M. Gerlach et al. (6 authors)

BMC Family Practice2018-07-2847 citations

10.1186/s12875-018-0825-3

Effectiveness of a complex intervention on Prioritising Multimedication in Multimorbidity (PRIMUM) in primary care: results of a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial

Christiane Muth, Lorenz Uhlmann, Walter E. Haefeli, Justine Rochon, Marjan van den Akker et al. (13 authors)

BMJ Open2018-02-0197 citations

10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017740

Pilot study to test the feasibility of a trial design and complex intervention onPRIoritisingMUltimedication inMultimorbidity in general practices (PRIMUMpilot)

Christiane Muth, Sebastian Harder, Lorenz Uhlmann, Justine Rochon, Birgit Fullerton et al. (14 authors)

BMJ Open2016-07-0142 citations

10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011613

Knowledge translation on dementia: a cluster randomized trial to compare a blended learning approach with a "classical" advanced training in GP quality circles.

Vollmar HC, Butzlaff ME, Lefering R, Rieger MA.

2007-06-2217 citations

10.1186/1472-6963-7-92

Interventions

1. Directed training of GPs and a monthly telephone follow up by practice nurses 2. Directed training of GPs only 3. Control: no intervention

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult patients, diagnosed with gonarthritis or coxarthritis according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Citeria (identified by International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems - tenth revision [ICD-10] code in patient's file: M 16.0-16.9, M 17.0-17.5). Participating practices keep an alphabetic record of their patients. Patients from this list are contacted in consecutive order of appearance in the practice and informed about the option to participate in the study. 2. Written informed consent of the patient.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Insufficient German language skills 2. Patients who contacted the practice for emergencies only or as a substitute practice

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of life assessed by the AIMS2-SF questionnaire, an internationally validated instrument for the assessment of quality of life among arthritis patients	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary outcomes include: 1. Health care utilization (referrals to orthopedists, imaging, inpatient care, physiotherapy) 2. Medication (evidence based use of NSAR, application of World Health Organisation [WHO]-recommendations) 3. Physical activity 4. Patient satisfaction (modified EUROPEP-questionnaire) 5. Potential confounders are being controlled (concurrent depression may influence the potential motivational change for more physical activity: PHQ-9)	—

Measure

Time frame

Secondary outcomes include: 1. Health care utilization (referrals to orthopedists, imaging, inpatient care, physiotherapy) 2. Medication (evidence based use of NSAR, application of World Health Organisation [WHO]-recommendations) 3. Physical activity 4. Patient satisfaction (modified EUROPEP-questionnaire) 5. Potential confounders are being controlled (concurrent depression may influence the potential motivational change for more physical activity: PHQ-9)

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Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed