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- Title
Obesity-related knee osteoarthritis: a role for the rheumatology advanced nurse practitioner in Ireland.
- Authors
Kenny, Rachel T; Murray, Bridget
- Abstract
Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in Ireland with knee osteoarthritis the most common presentation. One in five women and one in 10 men over the age of 60 in Ireland are diagnosed with osteoarthritis. The causative factors are multifactorial, but the increasing incidence of obesity is contributing greatly to the occurrence of osteoarthritis of the weight-bearing joints. The rheumatology advanced nurse practitioner is an autonomous clinical practitioner and potential solution to the growing numbers of people needing interventions for osteoarthritis, due to their ability to assess, diagnose, treat, and discharge these patients who ordinarily would be assessed from a medical waiting list. As obesity is becoming increasingly prevalent, it is important to address this with the patient cohort to try to reduce the burden of disease and treat not only the symptomatic knee osteoarthritis but the causative factors and provide patient-centred care.
- Subjects
OBESITY complications; KNEE osteoarthritis; NURSES; NONSTEROIDAL anti-inflammatory agents; HEALTH services accessibility; OCCUPATIONAL roles; REGULATION of body weight; BEHAVIOR; INTRA-articular injections; NURSE practitioners; RHEUMATOLOGY; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
British Journal of Nursing, 2024, Vol 33, Issue 9, p418
- ISSN
0966-0461
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12968/bjon.2024.33.9.418