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What's in the Black Box of Arthritis Rehabilitation? A Comparison of Rehabilitation Practice for Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis in Northern Europe

Grotle, Margreth ; Klokkerud, Mari ; Kjeken, Ingvild ; Bremander, Ann LU ; Hagel, Sofia LU ; Strömbeck, Britta LU ; Horsley-Petersen, Kim ; Meesters, Jorit ; Vlieland, Thea P. M. Vliet and Hagen, Kare B. (2013) In Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 45(5). p.458-466
Abstract
Background: In evaluating complex interventions, it is a challenge for researchers to provide transparent reporting of the intervention content with sufficient detail and clarity such that effects can be compared across studies or countries. Objective: To describe and compare the content of current rehabilitation for patients with inflammatory arthritis across 4 northern European countries. Patients and methods: A total of 731 patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases participated in a multicentre, longitudinal observational study carried out in Sweden, The Netherlands, Denmark and Norway. Data on context, structure and process were reported by patients and teams at the different participating study sites according to the Scandinavian... (More)
Background: In evaluating complex interventions, it is a challenge for researchers to provide transparent reporting of the intervention content with sufficient detail and clarity such that effects can be compared across studies or countries. Objective: To describe and compare the content of current rehabilitation for patients with inflammatory arthritis across 4 northern European countries. Patients and methods: A total of 731 patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases participated in a multicentre, longitudinal observational study carried out in Sweden, The Netherlands, Denmark and Norway. Data on context, structure and process were reported by patients and teams at the different participating study sites according to the Scandinavian Team Arthritis Register European Team Intiative for Care Research (STAR-ETIC) framework. Results: Although large similarities were found in the context, there were important differences between the Netherlands and the Scandinavian countries. Regarding structure, there were considerable differences in the length of the rehabilitation period across settings and countries. The most evident differences concerned process variables, especially the type and dosage of individual treatment modalities. Conclusion: The variation in important aspects of arthritis rehabilitation found in the present study underline the need for transparent and standardized description of these variables when comparing effects across settings and countries. A standardized description of current practice can be achieved by the STAR-ETIC framework. (Less)
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arthritis, team rehabilitation, context, structure, process, outcome
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Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
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45
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5
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458 - 466
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Taylor & Francis
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1651-2081
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10.2340/16501977-1125
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English
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  abstract     = {{Background: In evaluating complex interventions, it is a challenge for researchers to provide transparent reporting of the intervention content with sufficient detail and clarity such that effects can be compared across studies or countries. Objective: To describe and compare the content of current rehabilitation for patients with inflammatory arthritis across 4 northern European countries. Patients and methods: A total of 731 patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases participated in a multicentre, longitudinal observational study carried out in Sweden, The Netherlands, Denmark and Norway. Data on context, structure and process were reported by patients and teams at the different participating study sites according to the Scandinavian Team Arthritis Register European Team Intiative for Care Research (STAR-ETIC) framework. Results: Although large similarities were found in the context, there were important differences between the Netherlands and the Scandinavian countries. Regarding structure, there were considerable differences in the length of the rehabilitation period across settings and countries. The most evident differences concerned process variables, especially the type and dosage of individual treatment modalities. Conclusion: The variation in important aspects of arthritis rehabilitation found in the present study underline the need for transparent and standardized description of these variables when comparing effects across settings and countries. A standardized description of current practice can be achieved by the STAR-ETIC framework.}},
  author       = {{Grotle, Margreth and Klokkerud, Mari and Kjeken, Ingvild and Bremander, Ann and Hagel, Sofia and Strömbeck, Britta and Horsley-Petersen, Kim and Meesters, Jorit and Vlieland, Thea P. M. Vliet and Hagen, Kare B.}},
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  publisher    = {{Taylor & Francis}},
  series       = {{Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine}},
  title        = {{What's in the Black Box of Arthritis Rehabilitation? A Comparison of Rehabilitation Practice for Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis in Northern Europe}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/3951548/4195050.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.2340/16501977-1125}},
  volume       = {{45}},
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