Digitalization of Osteoarthritis Care

Patient education according to national guidelines, with information about e.g. disease progression, symptoms, treatment, exercise, self-care techniques and dietary information

Individually based exercise programs individualized exercises where instructions are given through real-time video or pictures in combination with written descriptions.

Generic osteoarthritis exercise, including about 20 different exercises, provided by real-time videos and written description

Osteoarthritis specific information at three different group meeting (physical or digital) led by a physiotherapist, an occupational therapist and / or dietitian (each rehab clinic makes its own arrangement).

The patient is offered to regularly exercise at the clinic, individually or in a group under supervision from a physiotherapist.

Patients will be followed by validated questionnaires and function tests (30 sec Chair-to-stand test) every six months until three years after the start of treatment. The patients will get a report of the results and a research coordinator will contact the patients if their symptoms/function has worsen and discuss further treatment

Automatic and daily reminders and / or motivational notifications

Individualized exercises that the patient performs on their own, i.e. at home or at a gym.