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. 2003 Feb 1;326(7383):252–253. doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7383.252

Table.

Questionnaire and interview based patient assessments of pain and disability after package of physiotherapy treatment for osteoarthritis of the knee

Interview
Questionnaire
Better
No change
Worse
Total
Pain scores
Better 6 1 2 9
No change 7 2 1 10
Worse 1 0 0 1
Total 14 3 3 20*
Disability scores
Better 3 4 4 11
No change 3 2 3 8
Worse 1 0 0 1
Total 7 6 7 20*
*

Six men and 14 women. Six were aged 45-59; five were aged 60-69, and nine were aged 70 or older.