A longitudinal study exploring pain control, treatment and service provision for individuals with end-stage lower limb osteoarthritis

Rheumatology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 631-637

  McHugh, Gretl A ^b   Luker, K A ^b   Campbell, M ^b   Kay, P R ^a   Silman, A J ^b  

^a WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Joint replacement; Longitudinal study; Osteoarthritis; Pain; Service provision; Waiting list

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIMIGRAINE AGENT; CODEINE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE PLUS PARACETAMOL; FENTANYL; GLUCOSAMINE; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; STEROID; TRAMADOL;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDICS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG UTILIZATION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 34047097924     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kel355     Document Type: Article

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