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. 2014 Aug 27;9:95. doi: 10.1186/s13012-014-0095-y

Table 2.

Consultation survey measures

Data Collection Measurement Scale Time points
Baseline 3 months 6 Months 12 Months
Demographic Information
Age Years
Gender Female/Male
Weight Stones and lbs or Kilograms
Work related Questions
Current/most recent job title Free Text
Currently in a paid Job Yes/No/Retired
Typical working week Working full time (30 hours or more per week)/ Working part time (29 hours or less per week)/
Time off during last 6 months because of joint pain including time off to visit any health care professional Yes/No
How many days, weeks or months were you absent from work due to joint pains in the last 6 months Number of days/weeks/months
Consultations
GPAQ communication sub scale [43] 8 – 56
GPAQ for Nurses communication sub scale (modified GPAQ [43]) 8 – 56
Consulting Practice Nurse (single question) Yes/No
Joint Pain
Specific Joint Pain and Problems in knee/hip/hand/foot over 3 months Yes/No
Pain intensity in the knee/hip/hand/foot over 3 months 0-10 numerical rating scale
WOMAC Physical function subscale [44] 0 - 32
AIMS 2 hand and finger function subscale [45] 0-20
Physical Activity
IPAQ [46] Categorical score: low, moderate, high
Continuous score: MET-min per week
Walking Questions Where do you regularly walk for reasons including health and well-being?/ Who do you regularly walk with?
PASE [47] 0 – 361
Global Assessment of change [48] Completely recovered, much better, better, no change, worse, much worse
General health and Well being
PHQ8 [49] 0 – 24
GAD7 [50] 0 – 21
SF12 version 2 [40] 0 – 100
SF6D [51] 0.29-1
EQ-5D [52] -0.59-1
ICECAP-A version 2 [53] 4 - 20
Managing your joint problems
Arthritis Self Efficacy pain sub scale [41] 0 - 10
Patient generated OA Quality Indicators (Adapted from Østerås et al [54]) 15 questions (Yes/No/Don’t remember)
Medication/Treatment Use (adapted for joint problems from Jinks et al [55]) Simple count of strategies used
Patient Enablement (modified from Howie et al [56]) 0 - 10
Healthcare Utilisation Self-help remedies, contact with NHS and private healthcare, over the counter medicines, prescribed medication

Key:

AIMS 2 = Arthritis Impact Measurement Scale; GAD 7= Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7; GP = General Practitioner; GPAQ = General Practice Assessment Questionnaire;

ICECAP-A = self-report measure of capability wellbeing for adults; IPAQ: International Physical Activity Questionnaire; MET = Metabolic Equivalent; PASE = Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly; PHQ8 = Patient Health Questionnaire 8; EQ5D = Quality of Life; SF12 = Short Form 12; SF6D = Short Form 6D; WOMAC = Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index.