Concept | Measurement method | Details |
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Perceived change in knee pain since baseline | Transition index‡ [40] | Completely recovered / Much better / Better / No change / Worse / Much worse |
Knee injury since baseline | Single item (adapted from [41]) | Yes/No |
GP consultation for knee pain since baseline | Single item (adapted from [41]) | Yes/No |
Health care utilisation for knee pain | Since baseline... Single item on services (adapted from [41]) In last month... Single item on oral analgesia§ (adapted from [41]) Single item on non-pharmacological and other§ | Yes/No to physiotherapy, hospital specialist, acupuncture, osteopath/chiropractor, drugs on prescription, knee operation, knee injection, other Yes/No to ibuprofen, paracetamol, aspirin, coproxamol, cocodamol, dihydrocodeine, diclofenac, naproxen, tramadol, COX-II, other Yes/No to dieting to lose weight, specific knee exercises, topical, glucosamine/chondroitin sulphate, other |
Coping strategies | Single-item CSQ [42] | 7 items rating diverting attention, reinterpreting pain sensation, coping self-statements, ignoring sensations, praying/hoping, catastrophising, increase behavioural activities on 7-point scale |
Knee pain/disability | Pain days in last 6 months§ Chronic Pain Grade§ [32] Bothersomeness of knee pain [43] WOMAC (LK3.0)§ [44] Symptom satisfaction§ (adapted from [31]) | No days, 1–30, 31–89, 90+ days 7-item scale giving categorical grade I-IV 5-point Likert scale Pain (0–20)‡, Stiffness (0–8), Physical functioning (0–68) subscales 5-point Likert scale |
Bodily pain | Self-completed manikin§ | Pain lasting a day or more in last 4 weeks. Scored as 44 mutually exclusive areas + LBP, neck pain, and hip pain [45] |
Hand | Hand pain in last 12 months§ Bothersomeness of hand pain [43] Hand problems in last 12 months§ Bothersomeness of hand problems [43] Side of hand pain§ Duration in last 12 months§ (adapted from [41]) | Yes/No within last 12 months 5-point Likert scale Yes/No within last 12 months 5-point Likert scale Right, left, both <7 days/1–4 weeks/>1 month – <3 months/3+ months |
Hand physical features | Single item on nodes [46] Hand drawing [46]§ | Yes/No for nodes and knobbly swelling |
Perceived general health | MOS SF-12§ ‡ [47] | Physical and mental component scores |
Mobility | Mobility limitation Preclinical mobility adjustment [48] | Yes/No Yes/No |
Anxiety and depression | HAD§ [49] | Anxiety and depression subscales |
Demographic characteristics | Date of birth, gender Current employment status§ ‡ | Employed, not working due to ill health, seeking employment, retired, housewife, other |
Narrative account | Single item | Open-ended question asking for an account of the course of knee pain |