Analgesic prescriptions received by patients before commencing the BOA model of care for osteoarthritis: a Swedish national registry study with matched reference and clinical guideline benchmarking

Analgesic prescriptions received by patients before commencing the BOA model of care for osteoarthritis: a Swedish national registry study with matched reference and clinical guideline benchmarking

Background and purpose — Swedish clinical guidelines for osteoarthritis (OA) prioritize patient education, exercise, and—if necessary—weight reduction before considering adjunct pharmacological intervention. Contrariwise, we investigated the proportion and type of dispensed analgesic prescriptions i...

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Main Authors: Allan Abbott, Kristin Gustafsson, Caddie Zhou, Ola Rolfson, Gunilla Limbäck Svensson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medical Journals Sweden 2022-01-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
Subjects:
Hip
Knee
Non-pharmacological treatment
Osteoarthritis
Pharmacological treatment
Online Access:https://actaorthop.org/actao/article/view/942

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