Other Priority 2 from the Early Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: What standardised non-surgical integrated pathways for early OA improve patient outcomes and experience? (JLA PSP Other Priority 2) | |
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| Overall ranking amongst other questions | 2 |
| JLA question ID | 0041/22 |
| Extra explanatory note | Currently no clear pathways or agreed treatment interventions. Diagnosis and treatments vary by Clinical Commissioning Groups from one service (e.g. physiotherapy) through to many services which may or may not be based in a single site/ multidisciplinary team. Type of research; Health care services research/ delivery, Quality of care, Integrated services, Qualitative research Outcomes; PROMS / PIOMS, Qualitative patient experiences and outcomes |
| Evidence | None identified |
| Health Research Classification System category | Musculoskeletal |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | Why is accessing medical help for Osteo and Rheumatoid Arthritis so difficult? ~ When will gp's refer patients rather than just writing prescriptions for pain killers? ~ I am a pensioner with very little money otherwise I would look at going private. I was fobbed off with my knees saying that I was too young for the surgery. Will I now have to wait until I am too old and infirm to have my hip sorted? |
| Submitted by | 18 patient/carers, 3 clinicians and 1 carer/clinician |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0041 |
| PSP name | Early Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 52 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 26 February 2016 |