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Participants' perceived benefits from the GLA:D™ program for individuals living with hip and knee osteoarthritis: a qualitative study.
- Source :
- Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes; 6/26/2024, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p1-14, 14p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Background: The Good Life with osteoArthritis: Denmark (GLA:D™), an evidence-based education and exercise program designed for conservative management of knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA), has been shown to benefit participants by reducing pain, improving function, and quality of life. Standardized reporting in the GLA:D databases enabled the measurement of self-reported and performance-based outcomes. There is a paucity of qualitative research on the participants' perceptions of this program, and it is important to understand whether participants' perceptions of the benefits of the program align with reported quantitative findings. Methods: We conducted semi-structured telephone interviews with individuals who participated in the GLA:D program from January 2017 to December 2018 in Alberta, Canada. Data were analyzed using an interpretive description approach and thematic analysis to identify emergent themes and sub-themes associated with participants perceived benefits of the GLA:D program. We analyzed the data using NVivo Pro software. Member checking and bracketing were used to ensure the rigour of the analysis. Results: 30 participants were interviewed (70% female, 57% rural, 73% knee OA). Most participants felt the program positively benefited them. Two themes emerged from the analysis: wellness and self-efficacy. Participants felt the program benefited their wellness, particularly with regard to pain relief, and improvements in mobility, strength, and overall well-being. Participants felt the program benefited them by promoting a sense of self-efficacy through improving the confidence to perform exercise and routine activities, as well as awareness, and motivation to manage their OA symptoms. Twenty percent of participants felt no benefits from the program due to experiencing increased pain and feeling their OA was too severe to participate. Discussion: The GLA:D program was viewed as beneficial to most participants, this study also identified factors (e.g., severe OA, extreme pain) as to why some participants did not experience meaningful improvements. Early intervention with the GLA:D program prior to individuals experiencing severe OA could help increase the number of participants who experience benefits from their participation. Conclusion: As the GLA:D program expands across jurisdictions, providers of the program may consider recruitment earlier in disease progression and targeting those with mild and moderate OA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- KNEE osteoarthritis
PATIENT education
QUALITATIVE research
SELF-efficacy
EARLY medical intervention
EVALUATION of human services programs
INTERVIEWING
HEALTH
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
JUDGMENT sampling
CONFIDENCE
EXPERIENCE
THEMATIC analysis
MOTIVATION (Psychology)
QUALITY of life
RESEARCH methodology
PAIN management
HIP osteoarthritis
HEALTH outcome assessment
ACTIVITIES of daily living
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 25098020
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178131073
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41687-024-00740-w