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Table 5 Use of exercise according to MOVE consensus-derived attitude statement responses: statements relating to the benefits of exercise

From: What influences general practitioners’ use of exercise for patients with chronic knee pain? Results from a national survey

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)

  1. CI confidence interval, CKP chronic knee pain, GP general practitioner
  2. a = Moral norm; b = Beliefs about consequences
  3. CI not spanning 1.0 are captured in bold