Table 3.
Results for adherence and satisfaction measures at 6 weeks, 6 months and 12 months
| Outcome measure | Time point | Injection intervention group | Exercise intervention group | ||||||
| US guided | Unguided | Adjusted* between group comparison (referent group: unguided) | Physiotherapist led | Advice and exercise leaflet | Adjusted* between group comparison (referent group: leaflet) | ||||
| N (%) | N (%) | OR (95% CI) | P value | N (%) | N (%) | OR (95% CI) | P value | ||
| Exercise adherence: doing exercise as often as advised | |||||||||
| Agree/strongly agree | 6 weeks | 70 (70.0) | 73 (70.9) | 0.73 (0.16 to 3.32) | 0.686 | 80 (80.1) | 63 (60.6) | 7.56 (2.19 to 26.03) | 0.001 |
| 6 months | 55 (59.1) | 53 (60.2) | 1.06 (0.30 to 3.73) | 0.924 | 65 (73.0) | 43 (46.7) | 6.09 (1.89 to 19.57) | 0.002 | |
| 12 months | 37 (46.3) | 40 (48.2) | 0.94 (0.28 to 3.19) | 0.923 | 40 (49.4) | 37 (45.1) | 1.35 (0.41 to 4.46) | 0.615 | |
| Confidence and satisfaction with treatment | |||||||||
| Confidence with exercise treatment | |||||||||
| Very or quite confident | 6 weeks | 60 (58.8) | 43 (42.2) | 2.78 (1.07 to 7.24) | 0.037 | 69 (68.3) | 34 (33.0) | 8.30 (2.28 to 30.21) | 0.001 |
| 6 months | 41 (43.2) | 31 (34.8) | 1.61 (0.56 to 4.61) | 0.372 | 47 (51.1) | 25 (27.2) | 4.64 (1.50 to 14.32) | 0.008 | |
| 12 months | 36 (47.4) | 36 (45.6) | 1.52 (0.31 to 7.41) | 0.603 | 43 (55.8) | 29 (37.2) | 4.25 (0.79 to 22.90) | 0.092 | |
| Confidence in recommending treatment received | |||||||||
| Very or quite confident | 6 weeks | 70 (68.6) | 57 (54.8) | 2.99 (1.09 to 8.16) | 0.033 | 75 (72.8) | 52 (50.5) | 4.49 (1.57 to 12.90) | 0.005 |
| 6 months | 58 (60.4) | 47 (53.4) | 1.53 (0.56 to 4.13) | 0.404 | 57 (62.0) | 48 (52.2) | 1.84 (0.65 to 5.25) | 0.251 | |
| 12 months | 56 (70.9) | 42 (51.2) | 5.56 (1.73 to 17.84) | 0.004 | 57 (71.3) | 41 (50.6) | 3.50 (1.13 to 10.85) | 0.030 | |
| Satisfaction with treatment | |||||||||
| Very or quite satisfied | 6 weeks | 75 (74.3) | 71 (67.0) | 1.89 (0.72 to 4.95) | 0.193 | 93 (88.6) | 53 (52.0) | 15.81 (5.03 to 49.69) | <0.001 |
| 6 months | 63 (65.0) | 59 (65.6) | 0.79 (0.32 to 1.98) | 0.618 | 75 (81.5) | 47 (49.5) | 8.86 (3.14 to 25.02) | <0.001 | |
| 12 months | 42 (55.3) | 44 (55.0) | 1.11 (0.43 to 2.81) | 0.833 | 46 (59.0) | 40 (51.3) | 1.40 (0.54 to 3.63) | 0.489 | |
| Satisfaction with the information received concerning shoulder problem | |||||||||
| Very or quite satisfied | 6 weeks | 87 (85.3) | 85 (79.4) | 2.08 (0.59 to 7.39) | 0.256 | 94 (89.5) | 78 (75.0) | 4.12 (1.03 to 16.29) | 0.044 |
| 6 months | 78 (81.3) | 72 (80.0) | 1.09 (0.32 to 3.69) | 0.894 | 81 (88.0) | 69 (73.4) | 4.86 (1.23 to 19.24) | 0.024 | |
| 12 months | 67 (83.8) | 60 (73.2) | 2.35 (0.65 to 8.59) | 0.195 | 71 (88.8) | 56 (68.3) | 8.25 (1.92 to 35.31) | 0.004 | |
| Extent to which the expectations for shoulder pain relief have been met | |||||||||
| Definitely met | 6 weeks | 29 (28.4) | 24 (22.4) | 1.40 (0.51 to 3.85) | 0.511 | 33 (31.4) | 20 (19.2) | 2.04 (0.72 to 5.75) | 0.179 |
| 6 months | 26 (27.1) | 17 (18.9) | 2.22 (0.71 to 6.89) | 0.169 | 30 (33.0) | 13 (13.7) | 4.52 (1.37 to 14.88) | 0.013 | |
| 12 months | 20 (25.0) | 22 (26.8) | 0.98 (0.31 to 3.09) | 0.974 | 26 (32.5) | 16 (19.5) | 1.41 (0.44 to 4.51) | 0.562 | |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean difference (95% CI) | P value | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean difference (95% CI) | P value | ||
| Overall rating for the results of treatment/care* | 6 weeks | 7.1 (2.7) | 6.1 (3.0) | 0.99 (0.25 to 1.74) | 0.009 | 7.3 (2.6) | 5.9 (2.9) | 1.16 (0.39 to 1.92) | 0.003 |
| 6 months | 6.5 (3.0) | 5.7 (3.3) | 0.12 (−0.62 to 0.86) | 0.753 | 6.9 (2.9) | 5.3 (3.2) | 0.56 (−0.21 to 1.33) | 0.154 | |
| 12 months | 6.9 (2.6) | 6.4 (2.8) | 0.34 (−0.44 to 1.12) | 0.392 | 7.6 (2.3) | 5.8 (2.8) | 0.98 (0.16 to 1.81) | 0.019 | |
*Overall results of the treatment or care for shoulder pain rated on a 0–10 numeric rating scale with 0 terrible and 10 excellent.
US, ultrasound.