Community-based care for people with chronic knee and hip pain: Preliminary clinical outcomes and healthcare utilisation for ESCAPE-pain.

Older people with chronic joint pain were willing to attend ESCAPE-pain when delivered by exercise professionals in community centres, and it was found to be as effective as when delivered by physiotherapists in hospitals. Delivering ESCAPE-pain in the community could facilitate access to effective care and on-going support to sustain the benefits of healthcare programmes, producing a more efficient use of health and community resources.