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Fuggle, N., Bere, N., Bruyère, O. et al. Management of hand osteoarthritis: from an US evidence-based medicine guideline to a European patient-centric approach. Aging Clin Exp Res 34, 1985–1995 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-022-02176-y

Management of hand osteoarthritis : from an US evidence-based medicine guideline to a European patient-centric approach

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Author: Fuggle, Nicholas1; Bere, Nathalie2; Bruyère, Olivier3;
Organizations: 1MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
2European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
3Division of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, WHO Collaborating Center for Public Health Aspects of Musculo-Skeletal Health and Ageing, University of Liège, Avenue Hippocrate 13, CHU B23, 4000, Liege, Belgium
4Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
5Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios, Madrid, Spain
6Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
7Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Geneva, and Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
8Division of Rheumatology and Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
9Head of Rheumatology Department, Bone and Joint Research Unit, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz UAM, 28040, Madrid, Spain
10Department of Health Services Research, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
11Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
12Scientific Office, Federal Office for Safety in Health Care, Vienna, Austria
13Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
14Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Clinic for Orthopedic Surgery, Novi Sad, Serbia
15Rheumatology Department, Hospital Saint-Antoine, AP-HP, and Private Office, Paris, France
16Rheumatology Unit - San Pietro Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Rome, Italy
17Osteoarthritis Research Unit, University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) and Arthritis Division, University of Montreal Hospital Centre (CHUM), Montreal, Canada
18Department of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Disorders, Clinical Pharmacology, University of Liège, CHU de Liège, Liège, Belgium
19Service de Rééducation et de Réadaptation de l’Appareil Locomoteur et des Pathologies du Rachis, Hôpitaux Universitaires-Paris Centre, Groupe Hospitalier Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université de Paris, INSERM U1124, Paris, France
20Division of Bone Diseases, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
21Division of Musculoskeletal, Internal Medicine and Oncological Rehabilitation, Leukerbad Clinic -Private Rehabilitation Clinic, 3954, Leukerbad, Switzerland
22Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics Section, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
23Medical Faculty, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical University Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
24Research Unit of Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, 90014, Oulu, Finland
25Department of Regenerative Medicine, State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine, 08406, Vilnius, Lithuania
26Departments of Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands
27Department of Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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Persistent link: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2022111866214
Language: English
Published: Springer Nature, 2022
Publish Date: 2022-11-18
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Abstract

Hand osteoarthritis is the most common joint condition and is associated with significant morbidity. It is of paramount importance that patients are thoroughly assessed and examined when complaining of hand stiffness, pain, deformity or disability and that the patient’s concerns and expectations are addressed by the healthcare professional. In 2019 the American College of Rheumatology and Arthritis Foundation (ACR/AF) produced guidelines which included recommendations for the treatment of hand osteoarthritis. An ESCEO expert working group (including patients) was convened and composed this paper with the aim to assess whether these guidelines were appropriate for the treatment of hand osteoarthritis therapy in Europe and whether they met with the ESCEO patient-centered approach. Indeed, patients are the key stakeholders in healthcare and eliciting the patient’s preference is vital in the context of an individual consultation but also for informing research and policy-making. The patients involved in this working group emphasised the often-neglected area of aesthetic changes in hand osteoarthritis, importance of developing pharmacological therapies which can alleviate pain and disability and the need of the freedom to choose which approach (out of pharmacological, surgical or non-pharmacological) they wished to pursue. Following robust appraisal, it was recommended that the ACR/AF guidelines were suitable for a European context (as described within the body of the manuscript) and it was emphasised that patient preferences are key to the success of individual consultations, future research and future policy-making.

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Series: Aging clinical and experimental research
ISSN: 1594-0667
ISSN-E: 1720-8319
ISSN-L: 1594-0667
Volume: 34
Issue: 9
Pages: 1985 - 1995
DOI: 10.1007/s40520-022-02176-y
OADOI: https://oadoi.org/10.1007/s40520-022-02176-y
Type of Publication: A2 Review article in a scientific journal
Field of Science: 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine
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Funding: The ESCEO Working Group was funded by the ESCEO. The ESCEO receives unrestricted educational grants to support its educational and scientific activities from non-governmental organizations, not-for-profit organizations, non-commercial or corporate partners. The choice of topics, participants, content and agenda of the Working Groups as well as the writing, editing, submission and reviewing of the manuscript are the sole responsibility of the ESCEO, without any influence from third parties.
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