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Broken Machines or Active Bodies? Part 2. How People Talk About Osteoarthritis and Why Clinicians Need to Change the Conversation

  • Samantha Bunzli
  • , Nicholas F. Taylor
  • , Penny O'Brien
  • , Jason A. Wallis
  • , J. P. Caneiro
  • , Robyn Woodward-Kron
  • , David J. Hunter
  • , Peter F. Choong
  • , Michelle M. Dowsey
  • , Nora Shields

Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialOtherpeer-review

Abstract

SYNOPSIS: How people talk about osteoarthritis may impact outcomes, including uptake of guideline recommendations related to activity-based lifestyles and interventions. In this editorial, we describe 2 key ways of talking, based on findings from our systematic review of 62 qualitative studies exploring the perceptions of people with knee osteoarthritis (n = 1208), their carers (n = 28), and clinicians (n = 2403). Among raw quotes extracted from the studies, we observed a dominant impairment-based way of talking and a participatory based way of talking. These ways of talking form a novel framework to help clinicians understand what people think and do about osteoarthritis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)325-330
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
Volume53
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2023

Keywords

  • communication
  • discourse
  • osteoarthritis

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