Table 1 Patient characteristics in pre- and post-implementation samples
From: Improving osteoarthritis management in primary healthcare: results from a quasi-experimental study
| Â | Patient participants | |
|---|---|---|
Variable | pre-implementation (n = 208) | post-implementation (n = 125) |
Sex, female, n (%) | 150 (72) | 81 (65) |
Age, mean (SD) | 63 (10) | 65 (10) |
Osteoarthritis joint location, n (%) | ||
 Hip/hips | 48 (24) | 33 (27) |
 Knee/knees | 75 (37) | 47 (39) |
 Hip and knee and/or multisite | 81 (40) | 42 (34) |
Hip or knee joint prosthesis, n (%) | ||
 No joint prosthesis | 157 (75) | 92 (74) |
 One joint | 35 (17) | 25 (20) |
 Two or more joints | 16 (8) | 8 (6) |
Pain, n (%) | ||
 No pain | 1 (0.5) | 4 (3) |
 Very mild pain | 18 (9) | 13 (10) |
 Mild pain | 44 (21) | 22 (18) |
 Moderate pain | 112 (54) | 71 (57) |
 Severe pain | 28 (14) | 15 (12) |
Self-reported function, n (%) | ||
 Very good function | 3 (1) | 2 (2) |
 Good function | 57 (27) | 36 (29) |
 Neither good nor poor function | 67 (32) | 47 (38) |
 Poor function | 70 (34) | 32 (26) |
 Very poor function | 6 (3) | 8 (6) |