Abstract Background Musculoskeletal conditions (MSCs) are widely prevalent in present-
day society, with resultant high healthcare costs and substantial negative effects on patient …

Objective To evaluate the state of quality of care for osteoarthritis (OA) by summarizing
studies that have assessed the care provided to patients. Methods A systematic review of …

Background Hand osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent joint disease that may lead to pain,
stiffness and problems in performing hand‐related activities of daily living. Currently, no cure …

Background Exercise interventions are often incompletely described in reports of clinical
trials, hampering evaluation of results and replication and implementation into practice …

Background Remote care and telehealth have the potential to expand healthcare access,
and the COVID-19 pandemic has called for alternative solutions to conventional face-to-face …

Objective To explore factors related to hand pain in persons with radiographic hand
osteoarthritis (OA). Methods Persons in the Musculoskeletal Pain in Ullensaker Study with …

Background There is variation in the number of response alternatives used within health-
related questionnaires. This study compared a four-and a five-point scale version of the …

The purpose of this study was to describe, and analyse the effect of an intervention on, the
biomechanical workload in the neck and shoulder region of female hairdressers. Arm …

Background To improve quality of care for patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA), a
structured model for integrated OA care was developed based on international …

Objective To develop and test a new instrument for patient self‐reported quality of
osteoarthritis (OA) care, and to provide quality indicator (QI) pass rates in a Norwegian OA …