Quality indicators for the primary care of osteoarthritis: a systematic review

• Published in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases Vol. 74; no. 3; pp. 490 - 498
• Main Authors: Edwards, J J, Khanna, M, Jordan, K P, Jordan, J L, Bedson, J, Dziedzic, K S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States BMJ Publishing Group 01.03.2015
• Series: Extended report
• Subjects: Clinical and Epidemiological Research; Disease Management; Humans; Osteoarthritis - therapy; Outcome Assessment, Health Care - methods; Primary Health Care - standards; Quality Indicators, Health Care; United Kingdom; United Kingdom; Quality Indicators; Analgesics; Osteoarthritis; NSAIDs

To identify valid and feasible quality indicators for the primary care of osteoarthritis (OA). Systematic review and narrative synthesis. Electronic reference databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, HMIC, PsychINFO), quality indicator repositories, subject experts. Eligible articles referred to adults w...