Table 3 Participant satisfaction and acceptability of follow-up procedures at 6-month follow-up
Participant questionnaire |  | SOLAS intervention (n = 41) | Usual physiotherapy (n = 43) |
|---|---|---|---|
Satisfaction | |||
 Over the course of treatment for your hip, knee and/or back pain how satisfied were you with your overall physiotherapy care in this study? | • Very dissatisfied | 1 (3%) | 2 (5%) |
• Somewhat dissatisfied | 3 (7%) | 2 (5%) | |
• Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied | 1 (3%) | 2 (5%) | |
• Somewhat satisfied | 10 (25%) | 5 (12%) | |
• Very satisfied | 25 (62%) | 30 (73%) | |
 Do you think the physiotherapy treatment you received in this study benefited your hip, knee and/or back pain? | • Do not know | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) |
• No benefit | 5 (12%) | 4 (10%) | |
• Some benefit | 13 (33%) | 16 (38%) | |
• Great benefit | 21 (53%) | 21 (50%) | |
 How helpful in reaching your treatment goal was the physiotherapy treatment you received in this study? | • Do not know | 1 (3%) | 0 (0%) |
• No benefit | 3 (7%) | 5 (12%) | |
• Some benefit | 16 (40%) | 18 (43%) | |
• Great benefit | 20 (50%) | 19 (45%) | |
 How helpful was the advice/information you received during physiotherapy treatment in this study in helping you to manage your hip, knee and/or back pain? | • Do not know | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) |
• No benefit | 1 (3%) | 4 (9%) | |
• Some benefit | 12 (29%) | 12 (28%) | |
• Great benefit | 28 (68%) | 26 (61%) | |
 How easy/difficult has it been for you to stick to your exercise/physical activity programme since finishing treatment? | • Very difficult | 6 (15%) | 4 (10%) |
• Somewhat difficult | 11 (27%) | 11 (26%) | |
• Neither difficult nor easy | 5 (13%) | 7 (17%) | |
• Somewhat easy | 13 (32%) | 11 (26%) | |
• Very easy | 5 (13%) | 9 (21%) | |
 Would you recommend the treatment you received in this study to a relative or friend? | • Yes | 39 (97%) | 38 (88%) |
• No | 1 (3%) | 5 (12%) | |
 Would you be happy to receive this form of treatment again? | • Yes | 36 (88%) | 38 (88%) |
• No | 5 (12%) | 5 (12%) | |
Acceptability of follow-up procedures | |||
 How acceptable was it to you to be asked to complete the outcome measures as part of the study? | • Very unacceptable | 2 (4%) | 9 (0%) |
• Somewhat unacceptable | 1 (2%) | 2 (5%) | |
• Neither acceptable nor unacceptable | 3 (7%) | 3 (7%) | |
• Somewhat acceptable | 10 (24%) | 23 (55%) | |
• Very acceptable | 25 (61%) | 14 (33%) | |
 How much of a burden was it to you to complete the outcome measures as part of the study? | • Do not know | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) |
• Great burden | 2 (5%) | 3 (7%) | |
• Some burden | 3 (7%) | 9 (21%) | |
• No burden | 35 (86%) | 30 (70%) | |