Estimating Budget Impact and Joint Replacement Avoidance by Implementing a Standardized Education and Exercise Therapy Program for Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis in a Publicly Insured Health Care System
Publicly funding standardized education and exercise therapy programs for everyone waiting for a TJR consultation would avoid surgeries, improve access to evidence-based treatments, and save more than the program costs.
Authors
- Tracy Wasylak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6496-7523)
- Deborah Anne Marshall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8467-8008)
- Jackie L. Whittaker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6591-4976)
- Darren R. Mazzei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4494-8106)
- Peter Faris
Institutions
- Alberta Health Services (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Research Canada (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthritis Care & Research
- Published
- 2024-12-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.25492
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.75
Funders
- Alberta Health Services
- Arthritis Society
- Michael Smith Health Research BC
- Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary