Rikke Munk Killingmo, Kjersti Storheim, Daniëlle van der Windt, Zinajda Zolic-Karlsson et al.
OBJECTIVES: To describe healthcare utilization and estimate associated costs during 1 year of follow-up among older people seeking primary care due to a new episode back pain and to describe healthcare utilization across patients with different risk profiles stratified using the StarT Back Screening...
Rikke Munk Killingmo, Alessandro Chiarotto, Daniëlle van der Windt, Kjersti Storheim et al.
BACKGROUND: Back pain is an extensive burden to our healthcare system, yet few studies have explored modifiable prognostic factors associated with high costs related to healthcare utilization, especially among older back pain patients. The aims of this study were to identify modifiable prognostic fa...
Rikke Munk Killingmo, Anne Therese Tveter, Milada Cvancarova Småstuen, Kjersti Storheim et al.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate criterion validity of the iMTA Productivity Cost Questionnaire (iPCQ) by comparing iPCQ-reported occurrence and duration of long-term absenteeism (> 4 weeks) with public registry data collected from the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) among people on sick lea...
Rikke Munk Killingmo, Tarjei Rysstad, Esther T. Maas, Are Hugo Pripp et al.
BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal disorders are an extensive burden to society, yet few studies have explored and replicated modifiable prognostic factors associated with high societal costs. This study aimed to replicate previously identified associations between nine modifiable prognostic factors and hi...
Rikke Munk Killingmo, Britt Elin Øiestad, May-Arna Risberg, Esther T. Maas et al.
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the 1-year cost-effectiveness of strength exercise or aerobic exercise compared with usual care for patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA), from a societal and healthcare perspective. DESIGN: Cost-effectiveness analysis embedded in a three-arm randomised controlle...
Lise Kretz Grøndahl, Iben Axén, Silje Stensrud, Trynke Hoekstra et al.
BACKGROUND: Back pain is the number one condition contributing to years lived with disability worldwide, and one of the most common reasons for seeking primary care. Research on this condition in the ageing population is sparse. Further, the heterogeneity of patients with back pain complicates the m...
Kristine Aasness Fjeldstad, Ingvild Kjeken, Eric E. Rasmussen, Lena Olden et al.
<h2>Abstract</h2><h3>Background:</h3> Hand osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent joint disease, with a lifetime risk of 50% in women and 25 % in men. The recommended core treatment for hand OA includes patient education, hand exercises, and the use of assistive devices. However, access to this treatmen...
Ann‐Christin Sannes, Daniel Feller, Are Hugo Pripp, Alessandro Chiarotto et al.
Objectives The objective was to develop, internally and externally validate a prognostic model for symptom dissatisfaction, assessed by the patient acceptable symptom state (PASS), for older adults (≥55 years) seeking primary care for a new episode of back pain. Design Development, internal and exte...