Table 3 Content of 3-year follow-up questionnaire
Concept | Measurement method | Details |
|---|---|---|
GENERAL SECTION | ||
Perceived general health | MOS SF-12 [8] | physical and mental component summary scores |
Participation | Keele Assessment of Participation (KAP) [9] | 11 item measure of person-perceived, performance-based participation |
Demographic characteristics | - date of birth, gender | |
- marital status | single, married, divorced, separated, widowed | |
Occupational characteristics | Current employment status | employed, not working due to ill health, seeking employment, retired, housewife, other |
Bodily pain | - self-completed manikin | In the past 4 weeks have you had pain that has lasted for one day or longer in any part of your body? |
- specific sites questions | "Have you had any problems in your hands or pain in your hands/knees/ hips/feet in the last year? | |
HAND PAIN/PROBLEMS SECTION | ||
Characteristic of complaint | - hand dominance | right, left, both |
- side of pain | right, left, both | |
- duration of pain in past 12 months | <7 days, 1–4 weeks, 1–3 months, 3+ months | |
Pain | - AIMS 2 [19] | pain sub-scale |
- hand drawings | painful areas | |
Physical features | - hand drawing | self-reported nodes |
Function | - AIMS 2 [19] | hand and finger function sub-scale |
- AUSCAN [21] | pain, stiffness, physical function sub-scales | |
Illness perceptions | Illness Perceptions Questionnaire Revised (IPQ(R)) [13] | 9 dimensions: illness coherence, treatment control, personal control, timeline (acute/chronic), timeline (cyclical), consequences, emotional representation, identify, causes |
Health care | NHS & private services [22] | past 3 years |
HIP PAIN SECTION | ||
Characteristic of complaint | - side of pain | right, left, both |
- duration of pain in past 12 months | <7 days, 1–4 weeks, 1–3 months, 3+ months | |
Health care seeking | consulted with GP | ever |
Complaint specific functioning | Western Ontario and McMaster Universities OA index (WOMAC) [23] | pain, stiffness, physical function |
KNEE PAIN SECTION | ||
Characteristic of complaint | - side of pain | right, left, both |
- duration of pain in past 12 months | <7 days, 1–4 weeks, 1–3 months, 3+ months | |
Health care seeking | Consulted with GP | ever |
Complaint specific functioning | Western Ontario and McMaster Universities OA index (WOMAC) [23] | pain, stiffness, physical function |
FOOT PAIN SECTION | ||
Characteristic of complaint | - side of pain | right, left, both |
- duration of pain in past 12 months | <7 days, 1–4 weeks, 1–3 months, 3+ months | |
Health care seeking | Consulted with GP | ever |
Complaint specific functioning | Foot Disability Index (FDI) [24] | pain, appearance, physical function |