Other Priority 7 from the Early Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis PSP

UNCERTAINTY:  Is timing of OA diagnosis important for disease progression and applying interventions/treatments?  (JLA PSP Other Priority 7)
Overall ranking amongst other questions 7
JLA question ID 0041/27
Extra explanatory note Implied need for exploration of intervention v non-intervention in this question.
Type of research; Cohort, Clinical practice , Clinical trial (if intervention)
Population; Obese, Early symptoms, Those at high risk
Intervention; Would this be part of an education programme aimed at individuals/ high risk groups i.e. what to do / self-management/ awareness
Evidence None identified
Health Research Classification System category Musculoskeletal
Extra information provided by this PSP
Original uncertainty examples When should I seek to find a diagnosis, and who should I go to to get diagnosed?  ~  When I was finally diagnosed, I was told I should have been treated 10 years earlier.  What early diagnoses tests are there?  ~  Why does it take so long to get a diagnosis especially for younger people?
Submitted by 12 patient/carers, 8 clinicians and 1 carer/clinician
PSP information
PSP unique ID 0041
PSP name Early Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis
Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. 52  (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website)
Date of priority setting workshop 26 February 2016