Table 6
Prevalence of contact with health professionals, by site of joint pain, household population aged 20 or older diagnosed with osteoarthritis, Canada excluding territories, 2009
Site of joint pain | Contact pharmacist (past 12 months) | Contact physiotherapist (past 12 months) | Ever took class to manage arthritis | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | 95% confidence interval | % | 95% confidence interval | % | 95% confidence interval | ||||
from | to | from | to | from | to | ||||
Any joint | 20.0 | 17.1 | 23.2 | 22.1 | 18.7 | 25.9 | 12.2 | 9.3 | 15.9 |
Hip and knee | 31.3 | 25.1 | 38.3 | 26.3 | 20.6 | 33.0 | 13.3Note E: Use with caution | 9.1 | 18.9 |
Hip | 22.9Note E: Use with caution | 15.2 | 33.0 | 28.3Note E: Use with caution | 19.5 | 39.1 | 16.0Note E: Use with caution | 9.0 | 26.9 |
Knee | 17.9 | 13.7 | 23.2 | 25.9 | 18.7 | 34.7 | 7.9Note E: Use with caution | 5.3 | 11.6 |
E use with caution Note: Site of pain asked only of those who experienced pain in last month. Source: 2009 Survey on Living with Chronic Diseases in Canada - Arthritis. |
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