Living with osteoarthritis is a balancing act: an exploration of patients’ beliefs about knee pain

BMC Rheumatology

Table 2 Participant characteristics

Pseudonym Gender	Age	Ethnicity	Occupational category	Knee pain duration	Clinical consultation for knee pain	OKS^a	PSEQ^b
Geoff, Male	60–64	NZE	Community & personal service worker	14–16 years	Family doctor	26	35
James, Male	70–74	NZE	Retired professional	4–6 years	Family doctor, orthopaedic surgeon,	18	17
Anne, Female	60–64	NZE	Clerical & administrative worker	10–12 years	Family doctor, orthopaedic surgeon	25	49
George, Male	80–84	NZE	Retired professional	8–10 years	Orthopaedic surgeon	25	54
John, Male	65–69	NZE	Professional	4–6 years	Family doctor, orthopaedic surgeon, physiotherapist	42	17
Iosefo, Male	70–74	Samoan	Labourer	4–6 years	Family doctor	22	60
Tui, Female	60–64	Māori	Retired professional	6–12 months	Family doctor, nurse, orthopaedic surgeon,	57	32
Linda, Female	50–54	Danish	Professional	20+ years	Family doctor, orthopaedic surgeon	34	16
Karen, Female	60–64	NZE	Clerical & administrative worker	18–20 years	Family doctor, orthopaedic surgeon, physiotherapist	24	52
Susan,Female	60–64	NZE	Professional	1–2 years	Bowen therapist, family doctor, Reiki practitioner	32	40
Mary, Female	70–74	NZE	Retired	14–16 years	Family doctor, orthopaedic surgeon, physiotherapist	36	35
Brenda, Female	55–59	NZE	Professional	0–6 months	Acupuncturist, family doctor, homeopath, homeopathic chemist, naturopath, physiotherapist	40	27
William, Male	60–64	NZE	Community & personal service worker	4–6 years	Acupuncturist; chiropractor, family doctor; orthopaedic surgeon, osteopath,, physiotherapist	22	56

NZE New Zealand European, OKS Oxford Knee Scale, PSEQ Pain Self Efficacy Questionnaire
^aScored on a range from 12 to 60 with higher scores indicating greater functional limitation
^bScored on a range from 0 to 60 with higher scores indicating greater confidence in performing activities despite pain

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