Table 4 Treatment characteristics in patients with hip/knee osteoarthritis in Dutch physical therapy practice (2006-2011) (n = 870)
|  | Total population (n = 870) | Referred by GP (n = 523) | Self-referred (n = 160) | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Disease characteristics | |||||||
Recurrent complaint, yes (n (%))a | 297 | (37) | 171 | (35) | 70 | (46) | .01 |
Used interventions in ≥50% of the treatment sessions (n (%)) b * | |||||||
Information & advice | 237 | (37) | 152 | (36) | 45 | (37) | .80 |
Manual techniques | 301 | (47) | 201 | (58) | 62 | (51) | .47 |
Physical agent modalities | 45 | (7) | 30 | (7) | 7 | (6) | .61 |
Exercise therapy – functions | 456 | (72) | 301 | (71) | 86 | (71) | .99 |
Exercise therapy – activities | 225 | (35) | 164 | (39) | 31 | (26) | <.01 |
Amount of care c | |||||||
Number of treatment sessions (mean ± sd) | 10.0 ± 12.3 | 10.9 ± 13.5 | 8.6 ± 11.7 | .07 | |||
Duration of treatment, weeks (mean ± sd) | 9.1 ± 13.4 | 9.6 ± 12.8 | 9.0 ± 15.8 | .69 | |||
Result* d | |||||||
Treatment goals, ≥75% reached (n (%)) | 240 | (71) | 152 | (72) | 44 | (70) | .78 |