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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Nov 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Aging Health. 2008 Mar;20(2):198–216. doi: 10.1177/0898264307310464

Table 1.

Spectrum of Professionally Guided and Self-Care Behaviors Over Prior 30 Days, Pittsburgh Osteoarthritis Cohort

Behavior or Product as Proportion of Total Disease Management Behaviors (%) (n = 2521) Participants Reporting 1+ Behavior or Product Within Class (%) (n = 551)
Prescription medication 17.2 53.7
Over-the-counter medication 17.5 63.0
Injections 1.2 5.3
Physical therapy 1.0 4.4
Dietary change 2.4 8.3
Supplements 13.3 33.0
Topical agents 13.4 42.8
Hot/cold treatments 11.9 43.0
Exercise/movement 14.0 47.7
Complementary/alternative practitioners 1.4 5.6
Home remedies 1.7 6.9
Relaxation/Meditation 1.4 6.0
Massage 2.9 12.9