Related resources - Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard
Other information, support, and resources for consumers, clinicians, and healthcare services relevant to managing knee osteoarthritis and implementing the Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard.
For consumers
Education and information
Osteoarthritis - complications, treatments, and diagnosis - HealthDirect
Getting Ready for Surgery | CALHN PreHab - Central Adelaide Local Health Network
Better Knee, Better Me - University of Melbourne
Making a decision about knee osteoarthritis - NHS (UK)
GLA:D®, Good Life with osteoarthritis - GLA:D Australia
My Knee - education and self-management toolkit - Translating Research Evidence and Knowledge (TREK)
Taking Control of Your Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis - an online course to learn about knee osteoarthritis and strategies to manage pain, including exercise, healthy weight, and pain relief - University of Melbourne
Osteoarthritis of the knee - Musculoskeletal Health Australia
Exercise
Moving with Arthritis - Arthritis Australia
Exercise for Persisting Pain e-book - Exercise & Sports Science Australia
My Knee Exercise - University of Melbourne
My Joint Yoga - University of Melbourne
My Exercise Messages free Android or iOS (Apple) mobile phone app - University of Melbourne
parkrun - free local community-run weekly exercise group activity
Healthy Eating Active Living - healthy eating tips and to free programs to get you active - NSW Health
Nutrition and diet
Total Wellbeing Diet - CSIRO
Get Healthy Service - free health coaching service provided via phone, email, text and online provides personalised information, motivation and support - NSW Health
Healthy Eating - Arthritis Australia
Eat for Health - NSW Health
Healthy eating and arthritis information sheet - Arthritis Australia
Pain management
MyJointPain - Arthritis Australia
Chronic Pain | Pain Management Network - NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation
Osteoarthritis | painHEALTH - Western Australian Department of Health
Paintrainer - Centre of Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, University of Melbourne in collaboration with Duke University and Hackensack Meridian Health
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Consumer resources
Staying Moving Staying Strong - resources and patient story videos
NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) chronic pain - resources for Aboriginal people that are relevant for knee osteoarthritis management
Education and information
Osteoarthritis - complications, treatments, and diagnosis - HealthDirect
Getting Ready for Surgery | CALHN PreHab - Central Adelaide Local Health Network
Better Knee, Better Me - University of Melbourne
Making a decision about knee osteoarthritis - NHS (UK)
GLA:D®, Good Life with osteoarthritis - GLA:D Australia
My Knee - education and self-management toolkit - Translating Research Evidence and Knowledge (TREK)
Taking Control of Your Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis - an online course to learn about knee osteoarthritis and strategies to manage pain, including exercise, healthy weight, and pain relief - University of Melbourne
Osteoarthritis of the knee - Musculoskeletal Health Australia
Exercise
Moving with Arthritis - Arthritis Australia
Exercise for Persisting Pain e-book - Exercise & Sports Science Australia
My Knee Exercise - University of Melbourne
My Joint Yoga - University of Melbourne
My Exercise Messages free Android or iOS (Apple) mobile phone app - University of Melbourne
parkrun - free local community-run weekly exercise group activity
Healthy Eating Active Living - healthy eating tips and to free programs to get you active - NSW Health
Nutrition and diet
Total Wellbeing Diet - CSIRO
Get Healthy Service - free health coaching service provided via phone, email, text and online provides personalised information, motivation and support - NSW Health
Healthy Eating - Arthritis Australia
Eat for Health - NSW Health
Healthy eating and arthritis information sheet - Arthritis Australia
Pain management
MyJointPain - Arthritis Australia
Chronic Pain | Pain Management Network - NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation
Osteoarthritis | painHEALTH - Western Australian Department of Health
Paintrainer - Centre of Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, University of Melbourne in collaboration with Duke University and Hackensack Meridian Health
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Consumer resources
Staying Moving Staying Strong - resources and patient story videos
NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) chronic pain - resources for Aboriginal people that are relevant for knee osteoarthritis management
For clinicians and healthcare services
Assessment tools
Disease-specific
- Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)
- OsteoArthritis Questionnaire (OA-Quest)
- Osteoarthritis Knowledge Scale (OAKS)
Function
- Timed Up and Go
- 30-second chair test
- Patient-Specific Functional Scale (PSFS)
Pain
- Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
- Numerical rating scale (VNRS)
Depression and anxiety
- Kessler (K10) Psychological Distress Test
- Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale 21 (DASS 21)
Work limitations
- Workplace Activity Limitations Scale (WALS)
Quality of life
- Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL) instruments
Exercise, nutrition and weight management
The Handbook of Non-Drug Interventions (HANDI) from RACGP includes information and advice for clinicians on prescription of non-drug treatments, including:
- Exercise for knee osteoarthritis
- Walking canes for knee osteoarthritis
- Mediterranean diet for reducing cardiovascular risk
- Knee taping for osteoarthritis.
Training
EduWeight - a 6-module course on weight management for chronic conditions
Physiotherapy Exercise and Physical Activity for Knee OA (PEAK) - a 4-module course on how to implement best practice knee osteoarthritis care.
State and territory-based programs and services
NSW Osteoarthritis Chronic Care Program (OACCP) - Agency for Clinical Innovation (NSW)
Osteoarthritis Hip and Knee Services (OAHKS) clinics - Victoria
Pre-operative Investigations Guideline - Clinical Excellence Queensland
The Queensland Statewide Anaesthesia and Perioperative Care Clinical Network (SWAPNET)
Assessment tools
Disease-specific
- Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)
- OsteoArthritis Questionnaire (OA-Quest)
- Osteoarthritis Knowledge Scale (OAKS)
Function
- Timed Up and Go
- 30-second chair test
- Patient-Specific Functional Scale (PSFS)
Pain
- Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
- Numerical rating scale (VNRS)
Depression and anxiety
- Kessler (K10) Psychological Distress Test
- Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale 21 (DASS 21)
Work limitations
- Workplace Activity Limitations Scale (WALS)
Quality of life
- Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL) instruments
Exercise, nutrition and weight management
The Handbook of Non-Drug Interventions (HANDI) from RACGP includes information and advice for clinicians on prescription of non-drug treatments, including:
- Exercise for knee osteoarthritis
- Walking canes for knee osteoarthritis
- Mediterranean diet for reducing cardiovascular risk
- Knee taping for osteoarthritis.
Training
EduWeight - a 6-module course on weight management for chronic conditions
Physiotherapy Exercise and Physical Activity for Knee OA (PEAK) - a 4-module course on how to implement best practice knee osteoarthritis care.
State and territory-based programs and services
NSW Osteoarthritis Chronic Care Program (OACCP) - Agency for Clinical Innovation (NSW)
Osteoarthritis Hip and Knee Services (OAHKS) clinics - Victoria
Pre-operative Investigations Guideline - Clinical Excellence Queensland
The Queensland Statewide Anaesthesia and Perioperative Care Clinical Network (SWAPNET)
Supporting delivery of culturally safe and equitable care
- National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards: User Guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, which is built around four priority reforms for transforming the way governments work with and for, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to improve outcomes
- National Agreement on Closing the Gap, which is built around four priority reforms for transforming the way governments work with, and for, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to improve outcomes
- Cultural Respect Framework 2016-2026, which commits the Australian Government and all states and territories to embed cultural respect principles into their health systems15
- Western Australia Centre for Rural Health: Clinical yarning - a patient-centred framework to improve communication in First Nations health care
- Aboriginal cultural engagement self-assessment tool - NSW Ministry of Health resource for healthcare services
- Communicating Positively: A Guide to Appropriate Aboriginal Terminology - NSW Health
Resources for providing care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with osteoarthritis of the knee
- Staying Moving Staying Strong - resources and patient story videos
- NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) chronic pain - resources for Aboriginal people that are relevant for knee osteoarthritis management
- WellMob - digital library of over 350 mental health and wellbeing resources developed by and for First Nations Australians including websites, apps, videos, fact sheets, podcasts, and social media
- Aboriginal Health & Medical Research Council of NSW (AHMRC) - section on musculoskeletal conditions and chronic conditions