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Table 5 Daily pain measurements

From: Acute flares of knee osteoarthritis in primary care: a feasibility and pilot case-crossover study

Participant ID

Number of days questionnaire completed*

Number of days main trigger reported

Verbatim self-reported main trigger

Daily left knee pain severity

Median (IQR)

Daily right knee pain severity

Median (IQR)

XX526

27

11

Rising from sitting position

0 (0, 2)

0 (0, 2)

XX581

44

43

Stiff walking/pressure

1 (1, 1)

3 (2, 4)

XX592

49

6

Physical activity, cold damp weather

2 (1, 3)

2 (1, 3)

XX595

23

9

If I kneel down on it

0 (0, 0)

2 (0, 4)

XX599

0

–

‘Jarring’ of knee due to tiredness/stiffness following exercise

–

–

XX637

0

–

I do not know, but think it may be the weather

–

–

XX669

0

–

Cold damp weather, excess housework and gardening

–

–

XX701

0

–

Cannot pin point it

–

–

XX041

42

0

Over activity

1 (0, 1)

1 (0, 1)

XX065

50

41

I find that my knee pain can come at any time. I do the same things everyday but some days it is a bit more difficult to do as the pain gets in the way.

6 (5, 6)

6 (5, 7)

  1. IQR interquartile range
  2. *Participants were able to fill in the daily questionnaire for a maximum of 63 days