Table 3.
Change in physiotherapists’ confidence and knowledge of the Self-management of Osteoarthritis and Low back pain through Activity and Skills intervention content.
| Self-management of Osteoarthritis and Low back pain through Activity and Skills intervention content | Confidencea | Knowledge | ||||||
| Median pretraining score (interquartile range), min-max | Median posttraining score (interquartile range), min-max | Z score | P value | Median pretraining score interquartile range), min-max | Median posttraining score interquartile range), min-max | Z scoreb | P value | |
| Total | 4.9 (1.8), 3.0-6.0 | 6.3 (0.8), 4.0-7.0 | –3.04 | .002c | 2.0 (2.0), 0.0-6.0 | 6.0 (1.5), 4.0-7.0 | 3.09 | <.001c |
| Disease mechanisms | 5.0 (1.0), 4.0-6.0 | 7.0 (1.0), 4.0-7.0 | –2.49 | .01 | 6.0 (1.0), 4.0-6.0 | 6.0 (1.0), 5.0-7.0 | –2.46 | .01 |
| Exercise | 6.0 (1.0), 5.0-7.0 | 7.0 (1), 4.0-7.0 | –2.33 | .02 | 6.0 (0.0), 5.0-7.0 | 7.0 (1.0), 5.0-7.0 | –2.82 | .005 |
| Physical activity promotion | 6.0 (1.0), 2.0-7.0 | 7.0 (1.0), 4.0-7.0 | –2.04 | .04 | 6.0 (1.0), 4.0-7.0 | 7.0 (1.0), 5.0-7.0 | –1.81 | .07 |
| Healthy eating and diet | 4.0 (2.0), 2.0-6.0 | 6.0 (1.5), 4.0-7.0 | –2.97 | .003c | 4.0 (2.0), 3.0-6.0 | 6.0 (1.0), 4.0-7.0 | –2.72 | .006c |
| Relaxation | 5.0 (3.0), 1.0-6.0 | 6.0 (1.5), 4.0-7.0 | –2.86 | .004c | 4.0 (3.0), 1.0-7.0 | 6.0 (1.0), 4.0-7.0 | –2.14 | .03 |
| Pain-relief techniques | 5.0 (2.0), 4.0-6.0 | 7.0 (1.0), 4.0-7.0 | –2.88 | .004c | 6.0 (2.0), 3.0-7.0 | 6.0 (1.0), 5.0-7.0 | –2.48 | .01 |
| Medication | 4.0 (2.0), 1.0-6.0 | 6.0 (0.5), 4.0-7.0 | –2.88 | .004c | 4.00 (3), 1.0-7.0 | 6.00 (0.5), 5.0-7.0 | –2.73 | .006 |
| Pacing | 5.0 (2.0), 1.0-7.0 | 7.0 (1.0), 4.0-7.0 | –2.82 | .005 | 6.0 (3.0), 1.0-7.0 | 6.0 (1.0), 4.0-7.0 | –2.50 | .01 |
| Mood regulation | 4.0 (2.0), 1.0-6.0 | 6.0 (2.0), 4.0-7.0 | –2.83 | .005 | 4.0 (2.0), 1.0-7.0 | 6.00 (2.0), 4.0-7.0 | –2.62 | .009 |
| Group-based exercise for osteoarthritis and chronic low-back pain | 5.0 (2.0), 2.0-6.0 | 6.0 (1.0), 4.0-7.0 | –3.02 | .003c | 5.0 (1.0), 2.0-6.0 | 6.0 (1.0), 5.0-7.0 | –2.99 | .003c |
| Cycle of changed | N/Ae | N/A | N/A | N/A | 57.0 (87.7)f | 61.0 (93.8)f | –0.647 | .52 |
| Advice to patientsd | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 33.5 (85.9)f | 36.5 (93.5)f | –1.56 | .12 |
| Use of pain modalitiesd | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 83.0 (79.8)f | 93.0 (89.4)f | –2.33 | .02 |
aScale range: 1 (not at all good) to 7 (very good).
bZ score from Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
cSignificant after Bonferroni adjustment for multiplicity.
dReported as a percentage of the total possible score for the knowledge category.
eN/A: not applicable.
fValues presented as percentage of the total possible score for the knowledge category and percentage of physiotherapists providing correct responses.