From: My joint pain, a web-based resource, effects on education and quality of care at 24 months
Users (N = 35) | Non-Users (N = 87) | ||||||||
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Baseline | 12 months | 24 months | Improvement from 12 to 24 months | Baseline | 12 months | 24 Months | Improvement from 12 to 24 months | ||
eligible N (QI pass rate) a | eligible N (QI pass rate) a | eligible N (QI pass rate) a | N (%) a | eligible N (QI pass rate) a | eligible N (QI pass rate) a | eligible N (QI pass rate) + | N (%) a | P b | |
1. Disease development | 17 (53%) | 21 (66%) | 21 (62%) | 4 (13%) | 39 (50%) | 42 (45%) | 49 (63%) | 13 (19%) | 0.46 |
2. Treatment alternatives | 13 (42%) | 22 (75%) | 24 (71%) | 6 (18%) | 52 (62%) | 46 (54%) | 51 (59%) | 17 (20%) | 0.91 |
3. Self-management | 16 (47%) | 17 (53%) | 24 (71%) | 5 (16%) | 40 (48%) | 47 (55%) | 44 (54%) | 9 (11%) | 0.11 |
4. Lifestyle | 16 (47%) | 20 (61%) | 21 (64%) | 5 (16%) | 43 (50%) | 51 (59%) | 52 (63%) | 14 (17%) | 0.88 |
5. Physical activity | 29 (85%) | 30 (86%) | 31 (89%) | 4 (11%) | 63 (73%) | 78 (90%) | 71 (84%) | 4 (4%) | 0.24 |
6. Referral physical activity | 22 (63%) | 20 (59%) | 22 (65%) | 5 (15%) | 39 (45%) | 47 (55%) | 50 (59%) | 14 (17%) | 0.98 |
7. Weight reduction | 17 (85%) | 15 (68%) | 13 (65%) | 1 (5%) | 43 (70%) | 41 (71%) | 42 (70%) | 6 (11%) | 0.67 |
8. Referral weight reduction | 1 (5%) | 5 (28%) | 4 (22%) | 2 (13%) | 9 (16%) | 16 (29%) | 14 (26%) | 5 (10%) | 0.89 |
9. Functional assessment | 10 (33%) | 16 (55%) | 8 (36%) | 1 (5%) | 29 (42%) | 31 (48%) | 28 (47%) | 7 (14%) | 0.16 |
10. Walking aid assessment | 5 (26%) | 10 (40%) | 5 (29%) | 0 (0%) | 10 (17%) | 16 (30%) | 17 (36%) | 4 (10%) | 0.11 |
11. Other aids assessment | 4 (27%) | 3 (14%) | 3 (19%) | 2 (14%) | 5 (10%) | 8 (17%) | 7 (17%) | 4 (11%) | 0.86 |
12. Pain assessment | 20 (57%) | 17 (53%) | 17 (50%) | 6 (19%) | 53 (62%) | 50 (58%) | 43 (51%) | 9 (11%) | 0.73 |
13. Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) | 23 (66%) | 21 (60%) | 29 (83%) | 8 (23%) | 68 (78%) | 70 (82%) | 67 (78%) | 7 (8%) | < 0.05 |
14. Stronger pain killers | 16 (53%) | 19 (63%) | 17 (63%) | 4 (15%) | 48 (60%) | 44 (59%) | 40 (58%) | 5 (8%) | 0.80 |
15. NSAIDs | 18 (75%) | 21 (70%) | 22 (85%) | 4 (15%) | 50 (76%) | 44 (79%) | 43 (72%) | 4 (8%) | 0.15 |
16. Cortisone | 14 (48%) | 9 (36%) | 8 (36%) | 2 (10%) | 30 (48%) | 24 (43%) | 18 (32%) | 3 (7%) | 0.31 |
17. Referral to orthopaedic surgeon | 12 (55%) | 14 (67%) | 14 (74%) | 2 (11%) | 29 (46%) | 32 (52%) | 28(51%) | 5 (11%) | 0.78 |