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Table 2 Data on usual care at 3 and 12 months

From: Acupuncture for pain and osteoarthritis of the knee: a pilot study for an open parallel-arm randomised controlled trial

Self reported health care received over preceding last 12 months

Location of consultations with health practitioners

  

Acupuncture

Control

  

Reported at 3 months n = 14

Reported at 12 months n = 13

Reported at 3 months n = 14

Reported at 12 months n = 8

GP surgery

     
 

GP

3

9

6

3

 

Nurse

0

1

0

0

 

Physiotherapist

2

0

3

0

 

Other

4

0

0

2

NHS hospital

     
 

GP

2

0

0

2

 

Nurse

0

0

0

0

 

Physiotherapist

3

0

5

0

 

Other

0

0

0

0

Private health care professionals

 

GP

0

4

0

0

 

Nurse

0

0

0

0

 

Physiotherapist

2

0

0

3

Self reported use of walking aids for knee and medication use over the last 12 months

Number who have used a walking aid for knee

5

5

4

3

Number who have used medication for knee

7

7

8

4