Table 3.

Percentage of patients seen with each condition by the extended role practitioners and experienced physiotherapists

Primary diagnosis	Extended role practitioner n (%)	Experienced physiotherapists n (%)
Rheumatoid arthritis	13 (44.8)	22 (75.9)
Seronegative arthritis	9 (31.0)	4 (13.8)
Undifferentiated arthritis	3 (10.3)	0 (0)
Other	4 (13.8)	3 (10.3)

Note: Extended role practitioners n = 29, experienced physiotherapists n = 29.

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Adapted with permission from Lineker SC, Lundon K, Shupak R, Schneider R, MacKay C, Varatharasan N. Arthritis extended-role practitioners: impact on community practice (an exploratory study). Physiother Can. 2011;63(4):434–442.¹³