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Distribution of judged problems
Participant characteristics | Judged problems2
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No. | M/F1
| Age | Hip/Knee Joint replacement | Pre/Post Surgery | Number of items with no identified problems | C | R | J | Rp | Total problems | Struggled | Struggled but answered item correctly | Insufficient information |
P1 | M | 79 | Hip | Pre | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
P3 | F | 82 | Hip | Pre | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
P9 | F | 32 | Hip | Pre | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
P11 | F | 69 | Hip | Pre | 57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
P13 | F | 80 | Hip | Pre | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
P20 | F | 75 | Knee | Pre | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
P4 | M | 81 | Knee | Pre | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
P5 | F | 69 | Knee | Pre | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
P6 | M | 86 | Knee | Pre | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
P19 | F | 74 | Knee | Pre | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
P8 | F | 73 | Hip | Post | 54 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
P10 | M | 74 | Hip | Post | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
P16 | F | 69 | Hip | Post | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
P17 | M | 70 | Hip | Post | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
P18 | M | 70 | Hip | Post | 56 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P2 | F | 53 | Knee | Post | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
P7 | M | 75 | Knee | Post | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P12 | M | 63 | Knee | Post | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
P14 | F | 61 | Knee | Post | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
P15 | M | 77 | Knee | Post | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1125 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 55 | 71 | 50 | 23 |
Item | Number of participants with no identified problems | Judged problems1
| Total problems | Struggled | Struggled but answered item correctly | Insufficient information | |||
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C | R | J | Rp | ||||||
A01 How would you describe the pain you usually have from your joint? | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
A02 How often have you had severe pain from your arthritis? | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
A03* How often have you had pain in two or more joints at the same time? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
A04 Does remaining standing for 30 minutes increase your pain? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
A05 How active has your arthritis been? | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
A06 Have you been troubled by pain from your joint in bed at night? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A07 How long has your morning stiffness usually lasted from the time you wake up? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
A08* Has pain from your joint kept you awake during your night-time sleep? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A9 Have you had any sudden, severe pain - 'shooting', 'stabbing' or 'spasms' - from the affected joint? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A10 Have you felt that your knee or hip might suddenly "give way" or let you down? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
A11* What degree of difficulty do you have bending and rotating your affected joint? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
A12 How severe is your stiffness after first wakening in the morning? | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
A13* How severe is your stiffness after sitting, lying or resting later in the day? | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 251 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 18 | 6 |
Item | Number of participants with no identified problems | Judged problems1
| Total problems | Struggled | Struggled but answered item correctly | Insufficient information | |||
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C | R | J | Rp | ||||||
B01* What degree of difficulty do you have descending stairs? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
B02* What degree of difficulty do you have ascending stairs? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
B03 What degree of difficulty do you have rising from sitting? | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
B04* What degree of difficulty do you have standing? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
B05 What degree of difficulty do you have bending to floor? | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
B06 What degree of difficulty do you have walking on flat? | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
B07* What degree of difficulty do you have putting on socks/stockings? | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B08 What degree of difficulty do you have rising from bed? | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B09 What degree of difficulty do you have taking off socks/stockings? | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B10 What degree of difficulty do you have lying in bed? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
B11 What degree of difficulty do you have sitting? | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
B12 What degree of difficulty do you have getting on/off toilet? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B13* What degree of difficulty do you have walking long distances on flat (> 1/2 mile)? | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
B14 What degree of difficulty do you have climbing up and down one flight of stairs? | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B15 What degree of difficulty do you have climbing up and down several flights of stairs? | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
B16 What degree of difficulty do you have dressing yourself (except shoes and socks)? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B17 What degree of difficulty do you have putting on/off shoes? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
B18 What degree of difficulty do you have washing and drying yourself? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B19 What degree of difficulty do you have washing your hair? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B20 What degree of difficulty do you have lifting? | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
B21* What degree of difficulty do you have kneeling? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B22* What degree of difficulty do you have walking short distances on the flat (100 yards)? | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B23* Do you use a walking stick? | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
B24 Do you need someone to help you when you are walking? | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B25 Do you need someone to help you go upstairs? | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
B26* Do you need someone to help you go downstairs? | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 10 |
Item | Number of participants with no identified problems | Judged problems 1
| Total problems | Struggled | Struggled but answered item correctly | Insufficient information | |||
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C | R | J | Rp | ||||||
C01 How does your joint problem restrict you getting on with people (friends and family)? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
C02 How does your joint problem restrict you having friends or relatives over to your home? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
C03 How does your joint problem restrict you visiting friends or relatives? | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
C04 How does your joint problem restrict you telephoning friends or relatives? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C05 How does your joint problem restrict you showing affection? | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C06 How does your joint problem restrict you doing your usual social activities? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
C07 How does your joint problem restrict your opportunities for leisure activities? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
C08* How does your joint problem restrict you doing your hobbies? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C09* How does your joint problem restrict how much money you have? | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C10 How does your joint problem restrict you affording things you need? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C11* How does your joint problem restrict your capacity for work? | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C12* How does your joint problem restrict your use of transport? | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
C13* How much do you enjoy life? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
C14* How healthy is your physical environment? | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
C15* How available to you is the information that you need in your day-to-day life? | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
C16* How satisfied are you with your personal relationship? | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
C17* How satisfied are you with the support you get from your friends? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
C18* How satisfied are you with the conditions of your living place | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C19* How satisfied are you with your access to health services? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C20 How much of the time has your physical health or emotional problems interfered with your social activities (like visting friends, relatives etc.) ? | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 374 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 7 |
Items | Number of items with no identified problems | Judged problems | Total problems | Struggled | Struggled but answered item correctly | Insufficient information | |||
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Comprehension | Retrieval | Judgement | Response | ||||||
Impairment (13 items) | 251 (96.5) | 4 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 4 (1.5) | 9 (3.5) | 22 (8.5) | 18 (6.9) | 6 (2.3) |
Activity Limitation (26 items) | 500 (96.2) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | 18 (3.5) | 20 (3.8) | 25 (4.8) | 18 (3.5) | 10 (1.9) |
Participation Restriction (20 items) | 374 (93.5) | 16 (4) | 0 (0) | 4 (1.0) | 6 (1.5) | 26 (6.5) | 24 (6.0) | 14 (3.5) | 7 (1.8) |
Total (59 items) | 1125 (95.3) | 21 (1.8) | 0 (0) | 6 (0.5) | 28 (2.4) | 55 (4.7) | 71 (6.0) | 50 (4.2) | 23 (1.9) |
Items | Number of items with no identified problems | Judged problems | Total problems | Struggled | Struggled but answered item correctly | Insufficient information | |||
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Comprehension | Retrieval | Judgement | Response | ||||||
Impairment (9 items) | 174 (96.7) | 3 (1.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (1.7) | 6 (3.3) | 20 (11.1) | 16 (8.9) | 6 (3.3) |
Activity Limitation (17 items) | 328 (96.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.3) | 11 (3.2) | 12 (3.5) | 16 (4.7) | 13 (3.8) | 8 (2.4) |
Participation Restriction (9 items) | 177 (98.3) | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) | 3 (1.7) | 5 (2.8) | 5 (2.8) | 0 (0) |
Total (35 items) | 679 (97) | 4 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.3) | 15 (2.1) | 21 (3) | 41 (5.9) | 34 (4.9) | 14 (2.0) |