Abstracts tagged "self-management and surgery"

Abstract Number: 2408 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
The Quality of Community-Based Osteoarthritis Care Can be Improved. Results from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Kåre Birger Hagen¹, Geir Smedslund², Nina Østerås² and Gro Jamtvedt³, ¹National Advisory Unit on Rehabilitation in Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²National Advisory Unit on Rehabilitation in Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology,, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³The Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: The burden of osteoarthritis (OA) is substantial and expected to increase because people are getting older and heavier. Health care providers need to monitor…