Table 1.

A summary of patient-reported data collected.

Conceptual domain		Operational definition	Empirical measure	Number of items	Time
Primary outcome
	Pain intensity	Usual pain intensity	NRSa 0-10	1	GPTb, Ic, 6FUd, MFe, and MDCf
Secondary outcomes
	Risk status—Start MSKg Tool	Risk of persistent disabling pain	Yes/no	9	I and 6FU
	MSK health	Impact from MSK symptoms	MSK-HQh, 5-point Likert scale	14	I and 6FU
	Overall rating of change	Change since MSK pain consultation	−5 to +5 scale	1	I and 6FU
	Physical activity level	Days past week of moderate activity	1-7 days	1	I and 6FU
	Fear-avoidance beliefs	Fear of movement	Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia-11	11	I and 6FU
	Satisfaction	Satisfaction with care	5-point Likert scale	1	I and 6FU
	Perceived reassurance from general practitioner consultation	Patient-perceived reassurance 4 subscales: information gathering, relationship building, generic reassurance, and cognitive reassurance	12 items with 7-point Likert scale	12	I
	Receipt of written education material from general practitioner	Single item to ask if patient received written information at their general practitioner visit	Yes/no/don’t remember	1	I
	Pain self-efficacy	Single item: confidence to manage pain	NRS 0-10	1	I and MF
	Psychological distress	Single item regarding level of distress	NRS 0-10	1	I and MF
Site-specific function depending on MSK pain site
	Back pain function	Physical function	RMDQi – original version	24	I and 6FU
	Neck pain function	Physical function	NDIj	10	I and 6FU
	Shoulder pain function	Physical function	SPADIk	13	I and 6FU
	Knee pain function	Physical function	KOOS-PSl	7	I and 6FU
	Multisite pain function	Physical function	SF-12 PCSm	12	I and 6FU
Quality of life measures
	Health-related quality of life	Utility-based quality of life	EuroQol-5D	5	I, 6FU, and MDC
Health care costs
	Health care resource use	Use of primary care, other National Health Service services, and private health care	Yes/no and if yes details of resources used	3	6FU
	Performance at work	How productivity at work is affected	NRS 0-10	1	I and 6FU
	Absenteeism from work	Number of days absent from work	Yes/no and details	1	I and 6FU
Patient descriptors
	Age	Age at MSK consultation	Date of birth	1	GP T
	Sex	Sex	Male/female	1	GP T
	Employment status and absence from work	Employment status at time of questionnaire	Yes/no and details	1	I and 6FU
	Socioeconomic status	The individual’s current or most recent job title	Job title: categorized as manual/nonmanual	2	I
	MSK pain location	Site of MSK pain complaint	Choice of anatomical region	1	GP T
	Episode duration	Time since last whole month pain free	Episode duration	1	I
	Health literacy screen	Health literacy	Single question: Likert scale	1	I
	Comorbidities	Other diagnosed comorbidities to select from a list	Yes	1	I
	Support needed	Who has completed the questionnaire	Patient/carer/staff/other	1	I
	Living arrangements	Lives alone	Yes/no	1	I
	Previous episodes	Number of previous pain episodes	Number	1	I

^aNRS: numerical rating scale.

^bGP T: GP template.

^cI: initial questionnaire.

^d6FU: 6-month follow-up.

^eMF: monthly follow-up.

^fMDC: minimal data collection.

^gMSK: musculoskeletal.

^hMSK HQ: Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire.

ⁱRMDQ: Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire.

^jNDI: Neck Disability Index.

^kSPADI: Shoulder Pain and Disability Index.

^lKOOS-PS: Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score-Physical Function Shortform.

^mSF-12 PCS: Short-Form 12 Physical Component Scale.