Patient and provider interventions for managing osteoarthritis in primary care: protocols for two randomized controlled trials.

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip and knee are among the most common chronic conditions, resulting in substantial pain and functional limitations. Adequate management of OA requires a combination of medical and behavioral strategies. However, some recommended therapies are under-utilized in clinical settings, and the majority of patients with hip and knee OA are overweight and physically inactive.

Participant evaluation of a telephone-based osteoarthritis self-management program, 2006-2009.

Introduction: Self-management support interventions can help improve osteoarthritis outcomes but are underused. Little is known about how participants evaluate the helpfulness of these programs. We describe participants' evaluations of a telephone-based, osteoarthritis self-management support intervention that yielded improved outcomes in a clinical trial.

Telephone-based self-management of osteoarthritis: A randomized trial.

Background: Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of pain and disability, and self-management behaviors for osteoarthritis are underutilized.

Objective: To examine the effectiveness of a telephone-based self-management intervention for hip or knee osteoarthritis in a primary care setting.

Design: Randomized clinical trial with equal assignment to osteoarthritis self-management, health education (attention control), and usual care control groups.

The Self-Management of OsteoArthritis in Veterans (SeMOA) Study: design and methodology.

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability among adults. Although self-management behaviors such as exercise and weight management can improve pain and function, these behaviors are vastly underutilized. There is a need to implement effective self-management programs among the growing number of adults with OA.