Table 3 Use of exercise according to GPs’ beliefs about their role
Role | Use of exercise for vignette patient | OR (95% CI) for use of exercise | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No n (%) | Yes n (%) | |||
GPs’ beliefs about their role in managing people with CKP in general | ||||
It is part of my job to manage people with CKP | Neither agree nor disagree | 1 (10%) | 9 (90%) | 1.00 |
(Strongly) disagree | 0 (0%) | 8 (100%) | - - - - | |
(Strongly) agree | 103 (13%) | 710 (87%) | 0.77 (0.10,6.11) | |
It is part of my job to provide patients with CKP with a written management plan | Neither agree nor disagree | 53 (15%) | 309 (85%) | 1.00 |
(Strongly) disagree | 31 (16%) | 159 (84%) | 0.88 (0.54,1.43) | |
(Strongly) agree | 20 (7%) | 258 (93%) | 2.21 (1.29,3.80) | |
GPs’ beliefs about their role in including exercise | ||||
It is part of my job to reassure patients about the safety of exercise for CKP | Neither agree nor disagree | 17 (30%) | 39 (70%) | 1.00 |
(Strongly) disagree | 4 (33%) | 8 (67%) | 0.87 (0.23,3.29) | |
(Strongly) agree | 83 (11%) | 679 (89%) | 3.57 (1.93,6.59) | |
Which statement best describes your role in including exercise in the management plan of a patient with CKP? | I have no role in including exercise in the management plan | 5 (42%) | 7 (58%) | 1.00 |
I inform patients that exercise is a management option | 35 (34%) | 67 (66%) | 1.37 (0.40,4.62) | |
I advise patients to use exercise to manage their knee pain | 37 (14%) | 238 (87%) | 4.60 (1.39,15.24) | |
I recommend the types of exercise patients could use | 24 (7%) | 329 (93%) | 9.79 (2.89,33.17) | |
I give information on the type, frequency and duration of specific exercises | 2 (2%) | 86 (98%) | 30.71 (5.02,188.01) | |