Attitude statement | Response to attitude statement | Used exercise for the vignette patient | Odds ratio (95% CI) for use of exercise | |
---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | |||
GPs should prescribe quadriceps strengthening exercises to every patient with CKPa | Neither disagree or agree | 42 (23%) | 142 (77%) | 1.00 |
(Strongly) disagree | 12 (18%) | 56 (82%) | 1.38 (0.68,2.81) | |
(Strongly) agree | 50 (9%) | 520 (91%) | 3.08 (1.96,4.83) | |
GPs should prescribe general exercise, for example, walking or swimming, for every patient with CKPa | Neither disagree or agree | 17 (25%) | 50 (75%) | 1.00 |
(Strongly) disagree | 3 (13%) | 21 (88%) | 2.38 (0.63,8.99) | |
(Strongly) agree | 84 (11%) | 649 (89%) | 2.63 (1.45,4.76) | |
Knee problems are improved by quadriceps strengthening exercisesb | Neither disagree or agree | 26 (28%) | 67 (72%) | 1.00 |
(Strongly) disagree | 0 (0%) | 3 (100%) | - - - - | |
(Strongly) agree | 78 (11%) | 650 (89%) | 3.23 (1.94,5.39) | |
Knee problems are improved by general exercise, for example, walking or swimmingb | Neither disagree or agree | 14 (26%) | 40 (74%) | 1.00 |
(Strongly) disagree | 0 (0%) | 4 (100%) | - - - - | |
(Strongly) agree | 90 (12%) | 676 (88%) | 2.63 (1.38,5.02) | |
Quadriceps strengthening exercises for the knee are safe for everybody to dob | Neither disagree or agree | 44 (18%) | 200 (82%) | 1.00 |
(Strongly) disagree | 15 (13%) | 105 (88%) | 1.54 (0.82,2.90) | |
(Strongly) agree | 45 (10%) | 412 (90%) | 2.01 (1.29,3.15) | |
General exercise, for example, walking or swimming, is safe for everybody to dob | Neither disagree or agree | 26 (20%) | 106 (80%) | 1.00 |
(Strongly) disagree | 14 (13%) | 91 (87%) | 1.59 (0.79,3.24) | |
(Strongly) agree | 64 (11%) | 519 (89%) | 1.99 (1.21,3.28) | |
Exercise is effective for patients if an x-ray shows severe knee osteoarthritisb | Neither disagree or agree | 42 (16%) | 219 (84%) | 1.00 |
(Strongly) disagree | 24 (18%) | 108 (82%) | 0.86 (0.50,1.50) | |
(Strongly) agree | 38 (9%) | 391 (91%) | 1.97 (1.24,3.15) | |
Exercise works just as well for everybody, regardless of the amount of pain they haveb | Neither disagree or agree | 32 (13%) | 207 (87%) | 1.00 |
(Strongly) disagree | 55 (14%) | 349 (86%) | 0.98 (0.61,1.57) | |
(Strongly) agree | 17 (9%) | 163 (91%) | 1.48 (0.80,2.76) | |
Increasing the strength of the muscles around the knee stops the knee problem getting worseb | Neither disagree or agree | 37 (15%) | 203 (85%) | 1.00 |
(Strongly) disagree | 19 (15%) | 109 (85%) | 1.05 (0.57,1.91) | |
(Strongly) agree | 48 (11%) | 408 (90%) | 1.55 (0.98,2.46) | |
Increasing the overall activity levels stops the knee problem getting worseb | Neither disagree or agree | 39 (13%) | 270 (87%) | 1.00 |
(Strongly) disagree | 28 (18%) | 130 (82%) | 0.67 (0.40,1.14) | |
(Strongly) agree | 37 (10%) | 318 (90%) | 1.24 (0.77,2.00) |