Table 3.
Recommended non-pharmacological therapies for the hypothetical patient vignette
| Therapy | Number and percentage of respondentsa,b (n = 193) | Number and percentage of respondentsa,b (n = 78) | Signif. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2013 | ||||||
| n | % | 95 % CI | n | % | 95 % CI | ||
| Physiotherapy | 115 | 60 | 53–66 | 42 | 54 | 42–65 | 0.451 |
| Land-based exercise | 77 | 40 | 33–47 | 36 | 46 | 35–58 | 0.610 |
| Hydrotherapy | 78 | 40 | 34–47 | 24 | 31 | 21–42 | 0.179 |
| Heat and cold therapies | 57 | 30 | 24–36 | 16 | 21 | 12–31 | 0.173 |
| Referral for joint replacement | 37 | 19 | 14–25 | 13 | 17 | 10–26 | 0.758 |
| Knee taping/bracing and insoles | 21 | 7 | 4–12 | 5 | 6 | 2–14 | 0.366 |
| Weight loss | 15 | 8 | 5–13 | 4 | 5 | 1–13 | 0.611 |
| Tai chi | c | c | 4 | 5 | 2–12 | c | |
| Acupuncture | 13 | 7 | 4–11 | 3 | 4 | 1–11 | 0.529 |
aRespondents may have more than one response
bThere was an occasional missing value
cUnknown