Percentage (number) of providers recommending specific interventions at baseline and 6 months for 3 case scenarios (n = 275).
| Intervention | Early RA | Late RA | Moderate Knee OA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 6 Months | Baseline | 6 Months | Baseline | 6 Months | |
| Education | 31.0 (84) | 48.7 (132)* | 32.1 (86) | 50.4 (135)* | 22.2 (60) | 41.9 (113)* |
| PT/exercise | 58.3 (158) | 57.6 (156) | 57.1 (153) | 53.4 (143) | 66.3 (179) | 66.3 (179) |
| OT/joint protection/energy conservation | 38.0 (103) | 45.0 (122)* | 45.5 (122) | 54.1 (145)* | 30.4 (82) | 35.6 (96) |
| Weight management/healthy eating | — | — | — | — | 4.4 (12) | 17.4 (47)* |
| SW/social support | 23.3 (63) | 34.0 (92)* | 47.4 (127) | 56.0 (150)* | — | — |
| Analgesics | — | — | — | — | 24.8 (67) | 27.4 (74) |
| NSAID | 27.3 (74) | 19.2 (52)* | 18.3 (49) | 13.1 (35)* | 25.2 (68) | 20.4 (55) |
| Intraarticular injections | — | — | — | — | 12.2 (33) | 15.9 (43) |
| DMARD | 7.4 (20) | 9.6 (26) | 11.9 (32) | 15.7 (42)* | — | — |
| Referral to rheumatology | 43.2 (117) | 54.6 (148)* | 53.7 (144) | 59.7 (160) | — | — |
| Referral to orthopedics | — | — | 2.2 (6) | 3.4 (9) | 22.6 (61) | 21.9 (59) |
↵* p < 0.05, McNemar’s test. PT: physical therapy, OT: occupational therapy; SW: social worker; RA: rheumatoid arthritis; OA: osteoarthritis; NSAID: nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs; DMARD: disease modifying antirheumatic drugs.