Osteoarthritis of the knee clinical care standard indicators: 6b-Proportion of patients with knee osteoarthritis with evidence of pain and function assessments within the previous 12 months
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Metadata item type: | Indicator |
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Indicator type: | Indicator |
Short name: | Indicator 6b-Proportion of patients with knee osteoarthritis with evidence of pain and function assessments within the previous 12 months |
METEOR identifier: | 644314 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 02/08/2017 |
Description: | Proportion of patients with knee osteoarthritis with evidence of a pain assessment and a function assessment undertaken within the previous 12 months. |
Rationale: | Given that managing pain and improving function are the two primary goals in the management of osteoarthritis, assessing these is essential to clinical decision making (Pencharz & MacLean 2004). |
Indicator set: | Clinical care standard indicators: osteoarthritis of the knee Health, Standard 02/08/2017 |
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