Assessment of treatment modes in the whole survey and by specialty, expressed in mm on a visual analogue scale, where 0 = “I do not recommend its use”, and 100 = “I do recommend its use”
| Survey (total) | GPs | Rheumatologists | Rehabilitators | Orthopaedic surgeons | p Value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Values are mean (mm). | ||||||
| *p Values for Fisher’s test of country effect (analysis of variance). | ||||||
| GP, general practitioner; HRT, hormone replacement therapy; IA, intra-articular; NSAIDs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; SYSADOA, symptomatic slow acting drugs for osteoarthritis; TKR, total knee replacement. | ||||||
| No of questionnaires | 4204 | 2213 | 790 | 260 | 845 | |
| Exercise | 76 (23) | 77 (21) | 80 (20) | 79 (22) | 66 (27) | <0.0001 |
| TKR | 70 (24) | 64 (24) | 69 (25) | 74 (21) | 86 (16) | <0.0001 |
| Paracetamol | 76 (23) | 79 (21) | 77 (22) | 73 (24) | 68 (26) | <0.0001 |
| Education | 75 (24) | 75 (23) | 81 (21) | 83 (19) | 67 (27) | <0.0001 |
| NSAIDs | 66 (22) | 65 (22) | 67 (21) | 65 (22) | 71 (22) | <0.0001 |
| IA steroids | 46 (27) | 42 (25) | 60 (24) | 47 (27) | 44 (29) | <0.0001 |
| Diet | 69 (31) | 67 (32) | 76 (26) | 66 (32) | 68 (31) | <0.0001 |
| Sticks | 67 (24) | 67 (24) | 66 (23) | 72 (23) | 65 (25) | 0.0018 |
| Lavage | 30 (26) | 23 (23) | 38 (26) | 30 (26) | 40 (28) | <0.0001 |
| Insoles | 47 (30) | 53 (28) | 50 (30) | 45 (28) | 30 (28) | <0.0001 |
| SYSADOA | 47 (27) | 46 (27) | 53 (27) | 49 (27) | 42 (26) | <0.0001 |
| Topics | 44 (29) | 49 (28) | 42 (29) | 44 (30) | 32 (27) | <0.0001 |
| Hyaluronic acid | 35 (26) | 28 (23) | 48 (27) | 40 (25) | 40 (26) | <0.0001 |
| Osteotomy | 49 (29) | 42 (26) | 45 (27) | 52 (29) | 72 (25) | <0.0001 |
| Opioids | 27 (25) | 30 (26) | 24 (24) | 22 (24) | 21 (23) | <0.0001 |
| Patellar tape | 23 (22) | 26 (21) | 23 (22) | 22 (22) | 17 (20) | <0.0001 |
| Arthroscopic debridement | 34 (26) | 33 (24) | 29 (24) | 27 (24) | 42 (29) | <0.0001 |
| Psychotropic drugs | 17 (18) | 20 (19) | 14 (16) | 13 (16) | 14 (16) | <0.0001 |
| Spa therapy | 49 (29) | 49 (29) | 52 (27) | 56 (29) | 45 (29) | <0.0001 |
| Telephone contact | 30 (27) | 32 (27) | 33 (28) | 25 (27) | 22 (24) | <0.0001 |
| Vitamins | 14 (18) | 15 (20) | 11 (16) | 11 (16) | 12 (16) | <0.0001 |
| HRT | 12 (16) | 13 (17) | 10 (15) | 13 (19) | 10 (15) | <0.0001 |
| Minerals | 19 (22) | 22 (24) | 13 (19) | 16 (20) | 16 (19) | <0.0001 |