Primary care physicians' perceptions of the utility of novel education materials for patients with knee osteoarthritis.
Laura ChurchillMichael J LukacsYekaterina LebedevaSteven J MacDonaldJ Robert GiffinDebbie Laliberte RudmanDianne BryantPublished in: Disability and rehabilitation (2022)
Future implementation of these resources with attention to barriers that may limit uptake is necessary and may optimize management of knee OA in primary care.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONThe provision of patient educational materials may support patient buy-in regarding appropriate management, enhance patient understanding, and improve physicians' future practice.Viewing these videos could potentially improve physicians' future resource use, recommendation of non-operative treatments, and the quality of their total knee replacement referrals, which has benefits to both the patient and the healthcare system.Perceived barriers to implementing evidence-based recommendations may pose a challenge for patients and clinicians and should be considered to help facilitate the uptake of educational interventions.