Table 2.
Characteristics of patients (N=7).
| Characteristics | Value | ||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 59.9 (10.8) | ||
| Sex, n (%) | |||
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Male | 4 (57) | |
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Female | 3 (43) | |
| Osteoarthritis, n (%) | |||
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Hip osteoarthritis | 3 (43) | |
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Knee osteoarthritis | 1 (14) | |
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Both | 3 (43) | |
| Time since diagnosis (years), mean (SD) | |||
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Hip osteoarthritis | 9.8 (8.3) | |
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Knee osteoarthritis | 7.0 (3.8) | |
| Degree of self-reported limitations due to osteoarthritis, n (%) | |||
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Fair | 2 (29) | |
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Mild | 5 (71) | |
| Duration of physical therapy due to osteoarthritis-related symptoms (years), mean (SD) | 3.6 (6.0) | ||
| Level of education, n (%) | |||
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High | 5 (71) | |
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Low | 2 (29) | |
| Prior experience in online therapy, n (%) | 3 (43) | ||
| Adequate general health literacy (HLS-EU-Q16a), n (%) | 7 (100) | ||
| Digital health literacy (G-eHEALSb), mean (SD) | 32.6 (4.4) | ||
aHLS-EU-Q16: European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (0=low/no health literacy to 16=high health literacy).
bG-eHEALS: German eHealth Literacy Scale (0-40; higher score indicates better digital health literacy).