Assessment of recommendations in the whole survey and by country, expressed in mm on a visual analogue scale, where 0 = “I totally disagree with this recommendation”, and 100 = “I totally agree with this recommendation”
| Survey (total) | Belgium | France | Italy | Spain | Switzerland | p Value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Values are mean (SD). | |||||||
| *p Value for Fisher’s test of country effect (analysis of variance). | |||||||
| HA, hyaluronic acid; NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug; SYSADOA, symptomatic slow acting drugs for osteoarthritis. | |||||||
| No of questionnaires | 4204 | 1067 | 1174 | 180 | 1071 | 712 | |
| Tailored treatment | 93 (11) | 92 (12) | 92 (12) | 95 (10) | 94 (11) | 95 (9) | <0.0001 |
| Combined treatment | 91 (15) | 89 (16) | 88 (17) | 95 (11) | 93 (12) | 94 (11) | <0.0001 |
| Paracetamol first | 82 (24) | 78 (25) | 86 (20) | 68 (32) | 85 (21) | 77 (27) | <0.0001 |
| NSAIDs | 83 (21) | 77 (25) | 85 (19) | 79 (28) | 85 (17) | 88 (19) | <0.0001 |
| Steroid injection | 76 (27) | 75 (26) | 73 (30) | 88 (18) | 76 (27) | 82 (24) | <0.0001 |
| SYSADOA/structure | 77 (26) | 77 (26) | 76 (27) | 84 (22) | 76 (25) | 78 (24) | 0.00082 |
| HA/SYSADOA small effect | 78 (25) | 79 (25) | 78 (26) | 72 (29) | 79 (24) | 78 (26) | 0.01683 |
| Non-pharmacological treatments | 91 (14) | 89 (16) | 90 (15) | 94 (12) | 93 (11) | 93 (12) | <0.0001 |
| Exercises recommended | 88 (18) | 86 (18) | 83 (22) | 93 (12) | 92 (13) | 93 (12) | <0.0001 |
| Total knee replacement | 92 (14) | 91 (14) | 90 (15) | 93 (12) | 92 (13) | 93 (12) | 0.00024 |