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Table 2 Patient characteristics

From: Patients’ and clinicians’ experiences with stratified exercise therapy in knee osteoarthritis: a qualitative study

Nr

Age

Sex

Pain severity (NRS 0–10)

Duration of symptoms (years)

Nr. sessions received

Other comments

P1-HMS

60

F

5

12

4 (PT)

 

P2-HMS

52

F

6

25

3 (PT)

Severe comorbidity (cancer)

P3-HMS

54

F

3

3

7 (PT)

 

P4-HMS

72

F

7

20

1 (PT)

Withdrawn from PT treatment (reason: costs)

P5-HMS

78

M

4

15

6 (PT)

 

P6-LMS

74

F

3

10

12 (PT)

 

P7-LMS

72

F

7

6

8 (PT)

 

P8-LMS

49

F

6

36

12 (PT)

Severe comorbidity (back pain)

P9-LMS

68

M

8

2

8 (PT)

 

P10-LMS

74

F

3

1

5 (PT)

Severe comorbidity (back pain)

P11-OS

58

F

4

1

10 (PT); 2 (D)

 

P12-OS

65

F

8

35

9 (PT); 4 (D)

 

P13-OS

46

F

8

20

12 (PT); 3 (D)

Withdrawn from diet treatment (reason: follows diet herself)

P14-OS

62

F

3

3

11 (PT); 1 (D)

Did already follow diet unsupervised

P15-OS

45

F

3

1

24 (FT); 2 (D)

Did already consulted dietician prior to start study

  1. M Male, F Female, HMS ‘High muscle strength subgroup’, LMS ‘Low muscle strength subgroup’, OS ‘Obesity subgroup’, PT Physiotherapist, D Dietician