Table 1 Criteria for including studies in the review
From: Multidisciplinary approaches to managing osteoarthritis in multiple joint sites: a systematic review
Inclusions | |
Population | Adults aged 18 years and over with OA. The study population must have OA in multiple joint sites (at least two sites from the hand, hip, knee or foot). |
Intervention | Multidisciplinary interventions that target the NICE7 core treatments in primary care (“multidisciplinary” is defined as involving at least two different health disciplines). |
Comparison | Usual care, uni-disciplinary approaches, placebo interventions or no intervention. |
Outcome | Primary outcomes of interest were self-reported pain, function, QoL and health care utilisation. |
Design | The study population must form part of an RCT. |
Exclusions | |
Population | Inflammatory arthritis; surgical interventions, specified peripheral joint pain conditions, chronic widespread pain (CWP). |
Intervention | Non-randomised controlled trials. Studies not published in the English language. |
Comparison | Surgical interventions. |
Outcome | No measure of any of the key outcomes listed in the inclusion criteria |
Design | Single discipline approaches |