Diagnosis (n = 682 patients)6,7,14 |
Epicondylitis, n (%) | 95 (14) |
Impingement, biceps tendonitis, frozen shoulder, n (%) | 229 (34) |
Other specific diagnosis, n (%) | 78 (11) |
Nonspecific diagnosis, n (%) | 280 (41) |
Patient and complaint characteristics (n = 682 patients) |
Age, y, median (range) a | 45 (18–64) |
Female, n (%) | 399 (58) |
Not having paid work, n (%) | 148 (22) |
Duration of the complaint at consultation |
0–6 wk, n (%) | 344 (51) |
6 wk–6 mo, n (%) | 162 (24) |
>6 mo, n (%) | 175 (25) |
Complaint severity in last week, median (range)a,b | 6 [1–10] |
Functional limitations, DASH, median (range) a,c | 35.4 (2.9–99.1) |
Poor perceived general health, SF-12 question No. 1, n (%)d | 86 (13) |
Musculoskeletal comorbidity, n (%) | 331 (49) |
Recurrent complaint vs incident complaint, n (%) | 191 (28) |
Multiple-region complaint, n (%)e | 287 (42) |
Low social support, SOS score <56, n (%)a,f | 342 (50) |
Somatization, 4DSQ, n (%)g |
Low (score 0–10) | 503 (74) |
Medium (score 11–20) | 148 (22) |
High (score 21–32) | 30 (4) |
Distress, 4DSQ, n (%)g | 432 (63) |
Low (score 0–10) | |
Medium (score 11–20) | 170 (25) |
High (score 21–32) | 79 (12) |
GP characteristics (n = 31) |
Female, n (%) | 5 (16) |
Years of practice, median (range) | 13 (1–35) |
Special interest in musculoskeletal complaints, n (%) | 16 (53) |
Continuing medical education in musculoskeletal complaints, n (%) | 13 (41) |
GP practice characteristics (n = 21) |
Group practice | 11 (52) |
Rural vs urbanh | 8 (38) |