Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics
Characteristics | Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Join2Move (n = 32) | Usual care (n = 28) | Total (n = 60) | |
Mean age (SD), y | 60 (6) | 64 (8) | 62 (7) |
Female, n (%) | 21 (66) | 16 (57) | 37 (62) |
Mean body mass index (SD), kg/m2 | 28 (6) | 28 (5) | 28 (6) |
Location of osteoarthritis, n (%) | |||
Hip | 9 (28) | 3 (11) | 12 (20) |
Knee | 20 (63) | 21 (75) | 41 (68) |
Both | 3 (9) | 4 (14) | 7 (12) |
Symptom duration, n (%) | |||
< 1 y | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
1–5 y | 6 (23) | 9 (38) | 15 (30) |
5–10 y | 8 (31) | 8 (33) | 16 (32) |
> 10 y | 11 (42) | 7 (29) | 18 (36) |
Level of education, n (%) | |||
Low | 0 (0) | 2 (7) | 2 (3) |
Middle | 15 (48) | 11 (39) | 26 (44) |
High | 16 (52) | 15 (54) | 31 (53) |
Employment status, n (%) | |||
Currently employed | 17 (53) | 12 (43) | 29 (48) |
Retired | 11 (34) | 15 (54) | 26 (43) |
Unemployed/student | 2 (6) | 1 (4) | 3 (5) |
Homemaker | 2 (6) | 0 (0) | 2 (3) |
Comorbidities, n (%) | |||
Cardiovascular | 11 (34) | 14 (50) | 25 (42) |
Neurological | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 1 (2) |
Musculoskeletal | 2 (6) | 3 (11) | 5 (8) |
Respiratory | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 1 (2) |
Metabolic | 8 (25) | 4 (14) | 12 (20) |
Others | 2 (6) | 2 (7) | 4 (7) |
Subjective limitations, n (%) | |||
None | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Low | 14 (44) | 10 (36) | 24 (40) |
Fair | 15 (47) | 16 (57) | 31 (52) |
Strong | 3 (9) | 2 (8) | 5 (8) |
Mean health literacy (SD) | |||
HLS-EU-Q16 (0–16) | 13 (3) | 13 (3) | 13 (3) |
eHEALS (8–40) | 30 (6) | 29 (4) | 29 (5) |