Confidence and Attitudes Toward Osteoarthritis Care Among the Current and Emerging Health Workforce: A Multinational Interprofessional Study

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, prim...

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Main Authors: Briggs, Andrew, Hinman, R.S., Darlow, B., Bennell, K.L., Leech, M., Pizzari, T., Greig, A.M., Mackay, C., Bendrups, A., Larmer, P.J., Francis-Cracknell, A., Houlding, E., Desmond, L.A., Jordan, J.E., Minaee, N., Slater, Helen
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1079078
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93335
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author Briggs, Andrew
Hinman, R.S.
Darlow, B.
Bennell, K.L.
Leech, M.
Pizzari, T.
Greig, A.M.
Mackay, C.
Bendrups, A.
Larmer, P.J.
Francis-Cracknell, A.
Houlding, E.
Desmond, L.A.
Jordan, J.E.
Minaee, N.
Slater, Helen
author_facet Briggs, Andrew
Hinman, R.S.
Darlow, B.
Bennell, K.L.
Leech, M.
Pizzari, T.
Greig, A.M.
Mackay, C.
Bendrups, A.
Larmer, P.J.
Francis-Cracknell, A.
Houlding, E.
Desmond, L.A.
Jordan, J.E.
Minaee, N.
Slater, Helen
author_sort Briggs, Andrew
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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, confidence in OA knowledge and skills was consistently greatest among physiotherapists and lowest among nurses (eg, the mean difference [95% confidence interval (CI)] for physiotherapist-nurse analyses were 9.3 [7.7-10.9] for knowledge [scale: 11-55] and 14.6 [12.3-17.0] for skills [scale: 16-80]). Similarly, biomedical attitudes were stronger in nurses compared with physiotherapists (6.9 [5.3-8.4]; scale 10-60) and in medical students compared with physiotherapy students (2.0 [1.3-2.7]). Some clinicians and students agreed that people with OA will ultimately require total joint replacement (7%-19% and 19%-22%, respectively), that arthroscopy is an appropriate intervention for knee OA (18%-36% and 35%-44%), and that magnetic resonance imaging is informative for diagnosis and clinical management of hip/knee OA (8%-61% and 21%-52%). Most agreed (90%-98% and 92%-97%) that exercise is indicated and strongly supported by qualitative data. Conclusion. Workforce capacity building that de-emphasizes biomedical management and promotes high-value first-line care options is needed. Knowledge and skills among physiotherapists support leadership roles in OA care
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-933352023-10-11T07:18:09Z Confidence and Attitudes Toward Osteoarthritis Care Among the Current and Emerging Health Workforce: A Multinational Interprofessional Study Briggs, Andrew Hinman, R.S. Darlow, B. Bennell, K.L. Leech, M. Pizzari, T. Greig, A.M. Mackay, C. Bendrups, A. Larmer, P.J. Francis-Cracknell, A. Houlding, E. Desmond, L.A. Jordan, J.E. Minaee, N. Slater, Helen 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, confidence in OA knowledge and skills was consistently greatest among physiotherapists and lowest among nurses (eg, the mean difference [95% confidence interval (CI)] for physiotherapist-nurse analyses were 9.3 [7.7-10.9] for knowledge [scale: 11-55] and 14.6 [12.3-17.0] for skills [scale: 16-80]). Similarly, biomedical attitudes were stronger in nurses compared with physiotherapists (6.9 [5.3-8.4]; scale 10-60) and in medical students compared with physiotherapy students (2.0 [1.3-2.7]). Some clinicians and students agreed that people with OA will ultimately require total joint replacement (7%-19% and 19%-22%, respectively), that arthroscopy is an appropriate intervention for knee OA (18%-36% and 35%-44%), and that magnetic resonance imaging is informative for diagnosis and clinical management of hip/knee OA (8%-61% and 21%-52%). Most agreed (90%-98% and 92%-97%) that exercise is indicated and strongly supported by qualitative data. Conclusion. Workforce capacity building that de-emphasizes biomedical management and promotes high-value first-line care options is needed. Knowledge and skills among physiotherapists support leadership roles in OA care 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93335 10.1002/acr2.1032 eng http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1079078 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1132548 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1154217 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1058440 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ fulltext
spellingShingle Briggs, Andrew
Hinman, R.S.
Darlow, B.
Bennell, K.L.
Leech, M.
Pizzari, T.
Greig, A.M.
Mackay, C.
Bendrups, A.
Larmer, P.J.
Francis-Cracknell, A.
Houlding, E.
Desmond, L.A.
Jordan, J.E.
Minaee, N.
Slater, Helen
Confidence and Attitudes Toward Osteoarthritis Care Among the Current and Emerging Health Workforce: A Multinational Interprofessional Study
title Confidence and Attitudes Toward Osteoarthritis Care Among the Current and Emerging Health Workforce: A Multinational Interprofessional Study
title_full Confidence and Attitudes Toward Osteoarthritis Care Among the Current and Emerging Health Workforce: A Multinational Interprofessional Study
title_fullStr Confidence and Attitudes Toward Osteoarthritis Care Among the Current and Emerging Health Workforce: A Multinational Interprofessional Study
title_full_unstemmed Confidence and Attitudes Toward Osteoarthritis Care Among the Current and Emerging Health Workforce: A Multinational Interprofessional Study
title_short Confidence and Attitudes Toward Osteoarthritis Care Among the Current and Emerging Health Workforce: A Multinational Interprofessional Study
title_sort confidence and attitudes toward osteoarthritis care among the current and emerging health workforce: a multinational interprofessional study
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1079078
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1079078
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1079078
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1079078
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93335