Implementation of a Decision Aid for Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis in Orthopedics: A Mixed-Methods Process Evaluation.

Jeroen Klaas Jacobus BossenJulia Aline WesselinkIde Christiaan HeyligersJesse Jansen

Published in: Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making (2023)

Patients who declined the use of a patient decision aid (ptDA) for hip and knee osteoarthritis reported more pain and worse quality of life.Most patients who declined to use a ptDA felt sufficiently well informed to make a treatment decision.Patients who declined the ptDA were more likely to have received prior treatment in primary care.Clinicians found the ptDA to be a helpful addition to the consultation, particularly for newly diagnosed patients.

Keyphrases

knee osteoarthritis
newly diagnosed
primary care
end stage renal disease
palliative care
decision making
chronic kidney disease
clinical trial
neuropathic pain
study protocol
combination therapy
quality improvement
total hip arthroplasty
smoking cessation
general practice