Abstract
Background: Osteoarthritis is a prevalent and costly condition. The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of care being offered to people with osteoarthritis and common pathways of care using a validated patient-reported outcome measure. Design: A Cross-sectional Survey was conducted in internal medicine and Rheumatology department in prince Sattam university medical college. Patients and Methods: The study included 307 participants (53.1% female, participants 98% Saudis). Main Outcome Measures: Almost half of the participants said that they never exercise (48.5%), 34.2% said that they exercise once to three times weekly. The most common chronic diseases are hypertension (21.5%), hyperlipidaemia (21.2%), and type 2 diabetes (16.3%). Sample Size: Descriptive statistics are presented in the form of frequency and relative frequency (percentage) for all variables as they were categorical variables. A total of 307 osteoarthritis patients participated in this study. Results: Almost half of the participants 49% were you diagnosed with OA within less than one year. Most patients had mild to moderate level of pain as 29.3% had a level of 1-2. 67.8% had positive family history. The most commonly used medication was the analgesics as Brufen and Panadol by 62.2%, followed by Gel or creams that are used by 48.5% of the patients. Conclusions: The results suggest that implementation of evidence-informed conservative treatments for osteoarthritis in primary care is suboptimal, although evidence from a larger representative sample is needed.