Symptomatic knee osteoarthritis greatly impacts the quality of life, mobility, independence, and even safety of the individuals who suffer from it. One of the most powerful tools for these patients can be education on self-care and self-management strategies that can be taught to a patient by a physician, physical or occupational therapist, or a nurse. These self-management strategies can help patients treat daily stiffness through exercise or manage flares of osteoarthritis. There is a lack of consensus on the best teaching methods to accomplish the goal of educating our patients. Feedback from both patients and providers regarding teaching methods is needed. This study will evaluate teaching methods on self-management strategies for patients who are undergoing hyaluronic acid injections for knee osteoarthritis.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
24
The educational handout will include information on self-management strategies.
The verbal script will include details on self-management strategies that will be reviewed with the patient.
All study patients are undergoing injections with hyaluronic acid prior to the administration of the teaching method. The injections are standard of care and are required as part of the inclusion criteria.
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, New York, United States
Patient Satisfaction With the Teaching Method
Satisfaction will be assessed using a 0-10 scale, where 0=not satisfied and 10=most satisfied. The higher the score, the greater the satisfaction.
Time frame: 1 month post-injection
Provider Satisfaction With the Teaching Method
Satisfaction will be assessed using a 0-10 scale, where 0=not satisfied and 10=most satisfied. The higher the score, the greater the satisfaction.
Time frame: 1 month post-injection
Patient Satisfaction With the Teaching Method
Satisfaction will be assessed using a 0-10 scale, where 0=not satisfied and 10=most satisfied. The higher the score, the greater the satisfaction.
Time frame: 3 months post-injection
Number of Patients Who Would Have Preferred a Different Method of Receiving Education.
Patient will be asked: "Would you have preferred a different method of receiving education?"
Time frame: 3 months post-injection
Number of Patients Who Believed That the Education They Received Helped With the Care of Their Osteoarthritis
Patient will be asked: "Did the education you received help with the care of your osteoarthritis?"
Time frame: 3 months post-injection
PROMIS Physical Health Score
The physical health score will be surveyed using the PROMIS-10 global health questionnaire. A higher score indicates better physical health. Scores range from 16.2 to 67.7.
Time frame: 3 months post-injection
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