Table 7.
Agreement on treatment between ESPs, OSs and common decision
| Agreement Number (Percent, [95% CI]) |
Risk differencea Percent point [95% CI] (p-value) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| ESP (n = 68) |
OS (n = 69) |
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| Total treatment agreement (3 categories) | 60 (88, [81; 96]) | 67 (97, [93; 101]) | −9 [−17.5; − 0.3] (0.04) |
| Physiotherapy | 55 (81, [72; 90]) | 60 (87, [79; 95]) | −6 [−18; 6] (0.33) |
| Steroid injection | 55 (81, [72; 90]) | 62 (90, [83; 97]) | −9.0 [− 21; 3] (0.13) |
| Diagnostic imaging | 58 (85, [77; 94]) | 66 (96, [91; 100]) | −10 [− 20; − 1] (0.04) |
| Surgery | 65 (96, [91; 101]) | 67 (97, [93; 101]) | −2 [− 8; 5] (0.64) |
| No intervention | 68 (100, [NA]) | 69 (100, [NA]) | NA |
| Total treatment agreement (15 categories) | 38 (56, [44; 68]) | 52 (75, [65; 86]) | −20 [−35; −4] (0.01) |
| Partial treatment agreement (15 categories) | 67 (99, [96; 101]) | 68 (99, [96; 101]) | −0 [−4: 4] (0.99) |
ESP Extended Scope Physiotherapist, OS Orthopaedic surgeon
aDifference in percent point between ESPs and OSs with ESPs as reference (ESP-OS)