“Much better than I thought it was going to be”: Telehealth delivered group-based education and exercise was perceived as acceptable among people with knee osteoarthritis
Objective: To understand patient perceived acceptability of participating in a telehealth delivered group-based education and exercise-therapy program for knee osteoarthritis. Design: This qualitative study involved semi-structured, one-on-one interviews with knee osteoarthritis patients who have co...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Elsevier
2022-09-01
|
| Series: | Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665913122000395 |
| _version_ | 1811310419184189440 |
|---|---|
| author | A.M. Ezzat E. Bell J.L. Kemp P. O'Halloran T. Russell J. Wallis C.J. Barton |
| author_facet | A.M. Ezzat E. Bell J.L. Kemp P. O'Halloran T. Russell J. Wallis C.J. Barton |
| author_sort | A.M. Ezzat |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Objective: To understand patient perceived acceptability of participating in a telehealth delivered group-based education and exercise-therapy program for knee osteoarthritis. Design: This qualitative study involved semi-structured, one-on-one interviews with knee osteoarthritis patients who have completed the Good Living with osteoArthritis from Denmark (GLA:D®) program via telehealth or in-person. Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, coded, and analysed using an inductive content analysis approach, focusing on themes related to telehealth. Results: Nineteen participants [12 (63%) female, mean aged 62 years, range 49–72 years] were included. Eleven (58%) received GLA:D® via telehealth and 8 (42%) attended in-person sessions. Two overarching themes (6 sub-themes) related to telehealth perceived acceptability were identified: 1) Perceptions of telehealth acceptability was highly influenced by exposure. Individuals who had received telehealth considered it easy, convenient, and flexible, whereas telehealth was perceived to be inferior and misunderstood by those without exposure. 2) Telehealth participants reported similar program benefits to in-person participants, including reduced fear of pain and joint damage, changed beliefs in value of exercise, and stated improvements in pain and function. Conclusions: Telehealth delivery of group-based education and exercise-therapy for knee osteoarthritis was acceptable for people who had experienced it and provides similar benefits as in-person care for pain and beliefs about the safety and value of exercise. Wider implementation of telehealth group-based education and exercise-therapy may improve access to high value care for people with knee osteoarthritis. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-13T09:58:27Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-55704c548d8343168b81988172f768fd |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2665-9131 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-13T09:58:27Z |
| publishDate | 2022-09-01 |
| publisher | Elsevier |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open |
| spelling | doaj.art-55704c548d8343168b81988172f768fd2022-12-22T02:51:17ZengElsevierOsteoarthritis and Cartilage Open2665-91312022-09-0143100271“Much better than I thought it was going to be”: Telehealth delivered group-based education and exercise was perceived as acceptable among people with knee osteoarthritisA.M. Ezzat0E. Bell1J.L. Kemp2P. O'Halloran3T. Russell4J. Wallis5C.J. Barton6La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia; Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Corresponding author. La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia.La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, AustraliaLa Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia; Department of Physiotherapy Podiatry and Prosthetics and Orthotics, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, AustraliaLa Trobe University College of Science Health and Engineering, Bundoora, Victoria, AustraliaRECOVER Injury Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, AustraliaDepartment of Physiotherapy Podiatry and Prosthetics and Orthotics, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia; Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Institute and Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, AustraliaLa Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia; Department of Physiotherapy Podiatry and Prosthetics and Orthotics, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia; Department of Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, AustraliaObjective: To understand patient perceived acceptability of participating in a telehealth delivered group-based education and exercise-therapy program for knee osteoarthritis. Design: This qualitative study involved semi-structured, one-on-one interviews with knee osteoarthritis patients who have completed the Good Living with osteoArthritis from Denmark (GLA:D®) program via telehealth or in-person. Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, coded, and analysed using an inductive content analysis approach, focusing on themes related to telehealth. Results: Nineteen participants [12 (63%) female, mean aged 62 years, range 49–72 years] were included. Eleven (58%) received GLA:D® via telehealth and 8 (42%) attended in-person sessions. Two overarching themes (6 sub-themes) related to telehealth perceived acceptability were identified: 1) Perceptions of telehealth acceptability was highly influenced by exposure. Individuals who had received telehealth considered it easy, convenient, and flexible, whereas telehealth was perceived to be inferior and misunderstood by those without exposure. 2) Telehealth participants reported similar program benefits to in-person participants, including reduced fear of pain and joint damage, changed beliefs in value of exercise, and stated improvements in pain and function. Conclusions: Telehealth delivery of group-based education and exercise-therapy for knee osteoarthritis was acceptable for people who had experienced it and provides similar benefits as in-person care for pain and beliefs about the safety and value of exercise. Wider implementation of telehealth group-based education and exercise-therapy may improve access to high value care for people with knee osteoarthritis.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665913122000395TelehealthAcceptabilityExercise |
| spellingShingle | A.M. Ezzat E. Bell J.L. Kemp P. O'Halloran T. Russell J. Wallis C.J. Barton “Much better than I thought it was going to be”: Telehealth delivered group-based education and exercise was perceived as acceptable among people with knee osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open Telehealth Acceptability Exercise |
| title | “Much better than I thought it was going to be”: Telehealth delivered group-based education and exercise was perceived as acceptable among people with knee osteoarthritis |
| title_full | “Much better than I thought it was going to be”: Telehealth delivered group-based education and exercise was perceived as acceptable among people with knee osteoarthritis |
| title_fullStr | “Much better than I thought it was going to be”: Telehealth delivered group-based education and exercise was perceived as acceptable among people with knee osteoarthritis |
| title_full_unstemmed | “Much better than I thought it was going to be”: Telehealth delivered group-based education and exercise was perceived as acceptable among people with knee osteoarthritis |
| title_short | “Much better than I thought it was going to be”: Telehealth delivered group-based education and exercise was perceived as acceptable among people with knee osteoarthritis |
| title_sort | much better than i thought it was going to be telehealth delivered group based education and exercise was perceived as acceptable among people with knee osteoarthritis |
| topic | Telehealth Acceptability Exercise |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665913122000395 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT amezzat muchbetterthanithoughtitwasgoingtobetelehealthdeliveredgroupbasededucationandexercisewasperceivedasacceptableamongpeoplewithkneeosteoarthritis AT ebell muchbetterthanithoughtitwasgoingtobetelehealthdeliveredgroupbasededucationandexercisewasperceivedasacceptableamongpeoplewithkneeosteoarthritis AT jlkemp muchbetterthanithoughtitwasgoingtobetelehealthdeliveredgroupbasededucationandexercisewasperceivedasacceptableamongpeoplewithkneeosteoarthritis AT pohalloran muchbetterthanithoughtitwasgoingtobetelehealthdeliveredgroupbasededucationandexercisewasperceivedasacceptableamongpeoplewithkneeosteoarthritis AT trussell muchbetterthanithoughtitwasgoingtobetelehealthdeliveredgroupbasededucationandexercisewasperceivedasacceptableamongpeoplewithkneeosteoarthritis AT jwallis muchbetterthanithoughtitwasgoingtobetelehealthdeliveredgroupbasededucationandexercisewasperceivedasacceptableamongpeoplewithkneeosteoarthritis AT cjbarton muchbetterthanithoughtitwasgoingtobetelehealthdeliveredgroupbasededucationandexercisewasperceivedasacceptableamongpeoplewithkneeosteoarthritis |