Table 2 Prioritised rankings of research topics by persons with OA (1000Minds survey responders n = 161)
Ranking | Topic | Median | Mean | Q1 | Q3 | IQR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Preventing further progression of osteoarthritis once identified | 4.50 | 5.49 | 3.00 | 8.00 | 5.00 |
2 | Prevention of osteoarthritis | 5.00 | 6.08 | 2.50 | 9.00 | 6.50 |
3 | Identifying the cause of osteoarthritis | 5.50 | 6.40 | 2.50 | 9.25 | 6.75 |
4 | A cure for osteoarthritis | 5.50 | 6.36 | 2.00 | 8.75 | 6.75 |
5 | Stem cell / Platelet rich plasma treatments | 7.00 | 7.90 | 3.00 | 12.00 | 9.00 |
6 | Identifying people with early osteoarthritis | 8.00 | 8.57 | 4.00 | 12.00 | 8.00 |
7 | Non-surgical treatments for osteoarthritis | 8.00 | 7.92 | 5.00 | 10.50 | 5.50 |
8 | Identifying triggers for pain | 9.00 | 9.19 | 6.00 | 12.50 | 6.50 |
9 | Identifying the role of genetics | 10.00 | 10.03 | 5.50 | 14.00 | 8.50 |
10 | Exercise | 10.50 | 10.80 | 7.00 | 14.75 | 7.75 |
11 | Cartilage replacement | 11.00 | 10.60 | 6.00 | 16.00 | 10.00 |
12 | Physiotherapy | 11.00 | 11.11 | 8.00 | 14.50 | 6.50 |
13 | Improving education about osteoarthritis | 12.50 | 11.90 | 8.00 | 15.75 | 7.75 |
14 | Diet and weight loss treatments | 13.00 | 11.49 | 7.50 | 15.50 | 8.00 |
15 | Alternative therapies / supplements | 13.00 | 12.37 | 8.00 | 16.75 | 8.75 |
16 | Optimising pain medications | 13.50 | 12.49 | 9.50 | 16.00 | 6.50 |
17 | Surgical treatments | 14.50 | 13.87 | 11.00 | 18.00 | 7.00 |
18 | Therapeutic aids / assistive devices | 14.50 | 13.54 | 11.00 | 16.50 | 5.50 |
19 | Footwear | 15.00 | 13.88 | 11.00 | 18.00 | 7.00 |