Physical Therapists, Telephone Coaches, and Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: Qualitative Study About Working Together to Promote Exercise Adherence

Tables

Table 3.

Characteristics of Telephone Coaches (n=4)

^a Number of participants in the integrated physical therapy and telephone coaching arm of the randomized controlled trial who were treated by each therapist.

Table 1.

Characteristics of Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis (n=6)

^a Based on Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index³⁷ scores at baseline assessment for the randomized controlled trial, where pain scores range from 0 to 20 and function scores range from 0 to 68, with higher scores indicating worse outcomes.
^b Based on Assessment of Quality of Life⁴⁴ instrument version 2 scores at baseline assessment for the randomized controlled trial, where scores range from 0 to 20 and function scores range from −0.04 to 1.00, with higher scores indicating better outcomes.
^c Based on Depression, Anxiety and Stress⁴⁵ scale scores at baseline assessment for the randomized controlled trial, where scores range from 0 to 42, with higher scores indicating greater levels of distress.

Table 2.

Characteristics of Physical Therapists (n=10)

^a Number of participants in the integrated physical therapy and telephone coaching arm of the randomized controlled trial who were treated by each therapist.