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http://hdl.handle.net/1843/69208| Type: | Artigo de Periódico |
| Title: | Implementation of best-evidence osteoarthritis care: perspectives on challenges for, and opportunities from, Low and Middle-Income Countries |
| Authors: | Jillian Peta Eyles Saurab Sharma Rosa Weiss Telles Mosedi Namane David J. Hunter Jocelyn L. Bowden |
| Abstract: | The “Joint Effort Initiative” (JEI) is an international consortium of clinicians, researchers, and consumers under the auspices of the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI). The JEI was formed with a vision to improve the implementation of coordinated programs of best evidence osteoarthritis care globally. To better understand some of the issues around osteoarthritis care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), the JEI invited clinician researcher representatives from South Africa, Brazil, and Nepal to discuss their perspectives on challenges and opportunities to implementing best-evidence osteoarthritis care at the OARSI World Pre-Congress Workshop. We summarize and discuss the main themes of the presentations in this paper. The challenges to implementing evidence-based osteoarthritis care identified in LMICs include health inequities, unaffordability of osteoarthritis management and the failure to recognize osteoarthritis as an important disease. Fragmented healthcare services and a lack of health professional knowledge and skills are also important factors affecting osteoarthritis care in LMICs. We discuss considerations for developing strategies to improve osteoarthritis care in LMICs. Existing opportunities may be leveraged to facilitate the implementation of best-evidence osteoarthritis care. We also discuss strategies to support the implementation, such as the provision of high-quality healthcare professional and consumer education, and systemic healthcare reforms. |
| Subject: | Osteoartrite Desigualdades de saúde Países em desenvolvimento Implementação |
| language: | eng |
| metadata.dc.publisher.country: | Brasil |
| Publisher: | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais |
| Publisher Initials: | UFMG |
| metadata.dc.publisher.department: | MED - DEPARTAMENTO DE CLÍNICA MÉDICA |
| Rights: | Acesso Aberto |
| metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2021.826765 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1843/69208 |
| Issue Date: | 2022 |
| metadata.dc.url.externa: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fresc.2021.826765/full |
| metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: | Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences |
| Appears in Collections: | Artigo de Periódico |
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