Other Priority 7 from the Early Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: Is timing of OA diagnosis important for disease progression and applying interventions/treatments? (JLA PSP Other Priority 7)
Overall ranking amongst other questions	7
JLA question ID	0041/27
Extra explanatory note	Implied need for exploration of intervention v non-intervention in this question. Type of research; Cohort, Clinical practice , Clinical trial (if intervention) Population; Obese, Early symptoms, Those at high risk Intervention; Would this be part of an education programme aimed at individuals/ high risk groups i.e. what to do / self-management/ awareness
Evidence	None identified
Health Research Classification System category	Musculoskeletal

Extra information provided by this PSP
Original uncertainty examples	When should I seek to find a diagnosis, and who should I go to to get diagnosed? ~ When I was finally diagnosed, I was told I should have been treated 10 years earlier. What early diagnoses tests are there? ~ Why does it take so long to get a diagnosis especially for younger people?
Submitted by	12 patient/carers, 8 clinicians and 1 carer/clinician

PSP information
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