Arthritis, Degenerative, Osteoarthritis, Osteoarthritis, Hip, Osteoarthritis, Knee
Conditions
Keywords
Racial/ethnic health disparities, Attitudes, Osteoarthritis Management, Patient Perceptions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to examine cultural and clinical context factors in African-American and white veterans with knee or hip osteoarthritis with a focus on how these factors may be potentially modifiable determinants of willingness to consider joint replacement.
Detailed description
The study focuses on identifying potentially modifiable determinants of patients� willingness to consider joint replacement as a treatment option for osteoarthritis of the knee or hip. This line of research is informed by not only our prior work but also recent studies on health disparities and patient decision-making. Our long-term goal is the development and evaluation of interventions to target these determinants of willingness in order to eliminate ethnic disparities in joint replacement. The study findings will assist in laying the groundwork for the design of such interventions for patients with osteoarthritis.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
University of Pittsburgh
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to 79 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Chronic, frequent knee or hip pain based on the National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey 2. Age \>50 and \<80 (at least 50 but not to exceed 79 years of age) 3. Severe or extreme knee or hip OA on the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (i.e., score greater than or equal to 39)
Exclusion criteria
1. Prior history of knee or hip joint replacement 2. Terminal illness (i.e., end-stage cancer, CHF, COPD, etc.) 3. Physician-diagnosed inflammatory arthritis 4. Dementia 5. Prosthetic leg
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed