Table 3 Health professionals visited last 12 months because of OA
1-3 visits | 4-6 visits | 7-9 visits | 10-12 visits | > - 12 visits | Never | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knee | Hip | Knee | Hip | Knee | Hip | Knee | Hip | Knee | Hip | Knee | Hip | |
General practitioner, n (%) | 39 (55) | 31 (65) | 15 (21) | 15 (31) | 4 (6) | 3 (6) | 2 (3) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 10 (14) | 10 (21) |
Orthopaedic surgeon, n (%) | 17 (24) | 9 (19) | 4 (6) | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 48 (68) | 38 (79) |
Physiotherapist, n (%) | 5 (7) | 3 (6) | 2 (3) | 1 (2) | 3 (4) | 3 (6) | 5 (7) | 4 (8) | 23 (32) | 7 (15) | 33 (46) | 30 (63) |