Evaluation of the Brakes and Levers on the Use of an E-health Application for Osteoarthritis Patients

This study is aimed at patients with predominant knee osteoarthritis and health professionals with a link to the pathology.

A semi-directed interview according to a pre-established interview guide will be performed. Interviews are conducted by trained professionals and recorded with a dictaphone. Self-questionnaires are submitted to the patient after the interview.

The recordings are transcribed as quickly as possible in text format. The verbatim will then be coded (axial coding) then grouped by categories and then by themes.

The objective is to determine the expectations of patients and health professionals regarding a smartphone application dedicated to osteoarthritis.

This study will serve as a basis for designing a tool of this type to improve the long-term management of osteoarthritis.

Inclusion criteria

for Patient :

• Patient with osteoarthritis according to the criteria of the ACR (American College of Rheumatology), symptomatic and diagnosed in advance of inclusion by a specialist physician or not

Inclusion criteria

for Professional :

-Selected health professionals must be in practice at the time of inclusion. General practitioners, MPR (Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine), rheumatologists, physiotherapists, APA (Professor of Adapted Physical Activity) and pharmacists caring for arthrosic patients, either salaried or liberal and on the volunteering base.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who do not meet the diagnostic criteria of the ACR (American College of Rheumatology)
• Patients with comprehension disorders which make it impossible to maintain and fill out questionnaires.
• Refusal to participate or already included in a therapeutic education workshop.