Educational outreach visits to improve knee osteoarthritis management in primary care

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作者
Spitaels, David [1 ]
Hermens, Rosella P. M. G. [1 ,2 ]
Luyten, Frank P. [3 ]
Vandenneucker, Hilde [4 ]
Aertgeerts, Bert [1 ]
Verschueren, Sabine [5 ]
Van Assche, Dieter [3 ,5 ]
Vankrunkelsven, Patrik [1 ]
机构
[1] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Acad Ctr Gen Practice, Kapucijnenvoer 33,J Bldg, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
[2] Radboud Univ Nijmegen, Med Ctr, IQ Healthcare, RIHS, Nijmegen, Netherlands
[3] Univ Hosp Leuven, Div Rheumatol, Leuven, Belgium
[4] Univ Hosp Leuven, Div Orthoped Surg, Pellenberg, Belgium
[5] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Dept Rehabil Sci, Heverlee, Belgium
关键词
General practice; Quality indicators; Continuous medical education; Professional training; Physical therapy; Knee osteoarthritis; QUALITY INDICATORS; TOTAL HIP; RECOMMENDATIONS; EXERCISE; PAIN; INTERVENTIONS; ARTHROPLASTY; GUIDELINES; BURDEN; IMPACT;
D O I
10.1186/s12909-019-1504-3
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G40 [教育学];
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040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
BackgroundKnee osteoarthritis is a common problem, but often underdiagnosed and undertreated in primary care as compared to evidence-based guidelines. Educational outreach visits are an effective strategy to improve guideline adherence, but its contribution to knee osteoarthritis management is largely unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate the overall effectiveness of educational outreach visits on process quality indicators for knee osteoarthritis management, more specifically on the referral for physical therapy.MethodsAn educational intervention study, non-randomized and controlled, was designed for general practitioners (GPs) in Belgium. During four months, 426 GPs were visited by academic detailers and allocated to the intervention group. The control group was selected from GPs not visited by academic detailers during the study period. Six months post-intervention, both groups received a questionnaire with two case-vignettes to measure the effectiveness of the educational outreach. Outcomes were assessed with a Belgian set of quality indicators for knee osteoarthritis management and focused on the number of prescriptions for appropriate physical therapy (i.e. muscle strengthening, aerobic, functional or range of motion exercises) and the adherence to eight additional quality indicators related to knee osteoarthritis management. For the analysis, multivariable logistic regression models were used and Generalized Estimating Equations to handle the correlation between the multiple results per GP.ResultsThe intervention group showed a tendency to prescribe more frequently at least one appropriate physical therapy for a case (43.8%), compared to the control group (31.3%, p=0.057). Muscle strengthening exercises were the most frequently prescribed therapy with 37.0% in the intervention versus 26.9% in the control group. The adherence to the other quality indicators showed no significant difference between the intervention and control group and varied between 8.9 and 100% in the intervention group.ConclusionsThis intervention did not alter significantly the adherence to quality indicators and in particular the probability of prescribing physical therapy. To change general practitioners' prescription behavior, more extensive or combined interventional approaches seem warranted.
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