Table 1.
Stage 1 – health professionals’ (n = 22) appropriateness ratings for components included within the trial intervention
| Component | Mean ratinga | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Assessment clinic | ||
| Clinics should be held with patients who have pain at 3 months or more after knee replacement | 7.0 | 4–9 |
| Assessment should be tailored to each individual patient | 8.5 | 6–9 |
| Conducted by a nurse or extended scope practitioner | 7.5 | 5–9 |
| Treatment should be guided by standardised assessment of pain | 7.6 | 6–9 |
| Standardised assessment of pain includes assessment of pain severity and impact | 8.0 | 5–9 |
| Possible onward referral pathways | ||
| Monitoring (by a nurse or self-monitoring) as treatment | 7.0 | 4–9 |
| Referral to surgeon if signs of infection, malalignment or instability | 8.5 | 6–9 |
| Referral to General Practitioner if signs of depression | 7.7 | 4–9 |
| Referral to pain specialist if severe or interfering pain with indications of neuropathic or complex regional pain syndrome | 7.9 | 5–9 |
aMean appropriateness ratings ranked from 1 to 9 (not appropriate to very appropriate)