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Theme | PD required % of respondents | Yrs of clin expa Chi-square (df), P value OR (95%CI) | Current RA caseload Chi-square (df), P value OR (95% CI) | PG MSKP Quals Chi-square (df), P value OR (95% CI) | Primary work area MSKP Chi-square (df), P value OR (95% CI) |
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Importance of monitoring RA disease activity | 93.4 | 6.4
(1), 0.01* 0.95 (0.91 : 0.99) | 3.7 (1), 0.05 0.36 (0.13 : 1.05) | 4.5
(1), 0.04* 0.32 (0.11 : 0.97) |
3.9 (1), 0.05 0.36 (0.12 : 1.04) |
Red flags requiring immediate attention and medical review | 90.1 | 10.6
(1), <0.01* 0.58 (0.41 : 0.80) | 3.3 (1), 0.07 0.47 (0.20 : 1.08) | 8.7
(1), <0.01* 0.27 (0.11 : 0.68) | 5.1
(1), 0.02* 0.38 (0.16 : 0.91) |
General physiotherapeutic principles of treating RA | 86.8 | 7.6
(1), <0.01* 0.66 (0.49:0.88) | 4.5
(1), 0.03* 0.46 (0.22 : 0.95) | 6.5
(1), 0.01* 0.34 (0.14 : 0.80) | 4.6
(1), 0.03* 0.45 (0.21 : 0.94) |
Alert to presentation that may suggest RA | 86.4 | 9.8
(1), <0.01* 0.63 (0.47 : 0.84) | 0.7 (1), 0.39 0.74 (0.37 : 1.48) | 1.9 (1), 0.17 0.53 (0.21 : 1.33) | 0.0 (1), 0.88 1.06 (0.53 : 2.11) |
Features requiring referral back to GP or rheumatologist | 82.1 | 18.9
(1), <0.00* 0.55 (0.42 : 0.73) | 1.9 (1), 0.16 0.64 (0.34 : 1.20) | 1.01 (1), 0.32 0.64 (0.27 : 1.53) | 0.6 (1), 0.45 1.27 (0.68 : 2.37) |
Contraindications to some physiotherapy treatments specific to people with RA | 81.3 | 33.9 (1),
<0.01* 0.45 (0.34 : 0.60) | 5.3
(1), 0.02* 0.48 (0.26 : 0.90) | 17.7
(1), <0.01*0.21 (0.1 : 0.46) | 4.2
(1), 0.04* 0.52 (0.28 : 0.98) |
Understanding the impact of comorbidities on physiotherapy intervention | 80.6 | 6.6
(1), 0.01* 0.71 (0.55 : 0.92) | 1.8 (1), 0.18 0.66 (0.36 : 1.21) | 1.5 (1), 0.22 0.60 (0.26 : 1.38) | 2.0 (1), 0.16 0.65 (0.35 : 1.19) |
Physiotherapeutic principles of treating inflamed joints | 79.5 | 6.8
(1), <0.01* 0.71 (0.55 : 0.92) | 4.3
(1), 0.04* 0.53 (0.29 : 0.97) | 3.8 (1), 0.05 0.46 (0.21 : 1.02) | 9.2
(1), <0.01* 0.39 (0.21 : 0.73) |
Comprehensive understanding of RA as a chronic disease | 72.2 | 6.6
(1), 0.01* 0.74 (0.58 : 0.93) | 0.0 (1), 0.97 1.01 (0.60 : 1.72) | 0.0 (1), 0.94 1.03 (0.46 : 2.34) | 0.1 (1), 0.76 0.92 (0.54 : 1.56) |
Multidisciplinary teamwork | 71.8 | 2.8 (1), 0.09 0.82 (0.65 : 1.03) | 0.5 (1), 0.48 1.21 (0.71 : 2.05) | 0.3 (1), 0.59 1.26 (0.54 : 1.93) | 2.1 (1), 0.15 1.47 (0.87 : 2.51) |
Importance of early referral to a rheumatologist | 68.5 | 23.1
(1), <0.01* 0.57 (0.45 : 0.72) | 3.2 (1), 0.08 0.63 (0.37 : 1.05) | 2.08 (1), 0.15 0.58 (0.28 : 1.22) | 1.0 (1), 0.32 1.30 (0.78 : 2.17) |
Understanding the importance of good communication | 45.1 | 2.5 (1), 0.11 0.84 (0.67 : 1.04) | 0.2 (1), 0.68 0.90 (0.56 : 1.46) | 0.1 (1), 0.75 0.89 (0.42 : 1.85) | 0.44 (1), 0.51 1.18 (0.73: 1.89) |
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