Authors
Andrew M Briggs, Rana S Hinman, Ben Darlow, Kim L Bennell, Michelle Leech, Tania Pizzari, Alison M Greig, Crystal MacKay, Andrea Bendrups, Peter J Larmer, Alison Francis‐Cracknell, Elizabeth Houlding, Lucy A Desmond, Joanne E Jordan, Novia Minaee, Helen Slater
Publication date
2019/6
Journal
ACR open rheumatology
Volume
1
Issue
4
Pages
219-235
Description
Objective
To measure confidence and attitudes of the current and emerging interprofessional workforce concerning osteoarthritis (OA) care.
Methods
Study design is a multinational (Australia, New Zealand, Canada) cross‐sectional survey of clinicians (general practitioners [GPs], GP registrars, primary care nurses, and physiotherapists) and final‐year medical and physiotherapy students. GPs and GP registrars were only sampled in Australia/New Zealand and Australia, respectively. The study outcomes are as follows: confidence in OA knowledge and skills (customized instrument), biomedical attitudes to care (Pain Attitudes Beliefs Scale [PABS]), attitudes toward high‐ and low‐value care (customized items), attitudes toward exercise/physical activity (free‐text responses).
Results
A total of 1886 clinicians and 1161 students responded. Although a number of interprofessional differences were identified …
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