Table 3 Task delivery score by consultation task by time-point and comparison of one- and five-months with baseline
Consultation task | Task delivery score | Change in task delivery scores, p values from McNemar test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | 1 month after | 5 months after | 1 month v baseline | 5 months v baseline | |
Eliciting ideas about problem | 11 | 11 | 8 | 0.62 | 0.45 |
Giving the diagnosis of OA, using the word “osteoarthritis” | 10 | 6 | 9 | 0.22 | 1.00 |
Eliciting understanding of OA | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 | 0.37 |
Explaining that OA does not get inevitably worse | 4 | 13 | 14 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Explaining that OA is treatable | 9 | 15 | 14 | 0.04 | 0.13 |
Eliciting expectations of the consultation | 6 | 14 | 11 | 0.01 | 0.13 |
Addressing expectations | 6 | 13 | 11 | 0.02 | 0.13 |
Eliciting what the patient is trying for pain | 15 | 15 | 14 | -a | 1.00 |
Advising or prescribing analgesia | 15 | 14 | 15 | 1.00 | -a |
Eliciting what the patient is trying for the problem other analgesia | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0.51 | 0.45 |
Advising that exercise is beneficial | 12 | 15 | 15 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
Advising that weight loss is beneficial | 10 | 6 | 11 | 0.13 | 1.00 |
Offering general written info | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0.004 | 0.004 |
Offering a nurse appointment to help with the problem | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0.000 | 0.000 |