Table 12 Description of studies on knee pain

Dawson [91] 2004 UK

2002, (65+), a random sample from the Oxfordshire Health Authority register. Postal questionnaire

3341

1557

1784

61

"During the past 12 months, have you had pain in or around either of your hips on most days for one month or longer?"

Self report

One year

65-74

26.1

36.2

U

75-84

31.0

37.4

85+

32.3

35.5

Jinks [94] 2008 UK

(50+), all pxatients registered at three general practices in North Staffordshire. Postal questionnaire

2059

?

?

56

Have had pain in or around either knee in the last 12 months (NB. Only ‘severe’ pain can be extracted from “new onset” of knee pain)

Self report

One year

65-74

8

L

75+

12

Peat [92] 2006 UK

2002, (50+ yo), all community-dwelling adults registered with 3 general practices in North Staffordshire (The NorStOP). Postal questionnaire

2429

1005

1424

22

The Regional Pains Survey, containing the Western Ontario & McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index on hip pain (the WOMAC-KNEE)

Self report

One year

65-74

70

71

U

75+

62

74

Keenan [73] 2006 UK

1993, (55+ yo), a two-stage random sample from the North Yorkshire Family Health Services Authority. Postal questionnaire

16222

?

?

q

Any swelling, pain, or stiffness in any of their joints that lasted >6 weeks in the previous 3 months. (identified on a manikin)

Self report

Three months

65-74

18.7 (17.3-?)

24.2 (22.6-25.7)

21.7 (20.2-23.2)

L

75+

17.4 (16.0-18.8)

31.2 (29.5-32.8)

26.4 (24.9-28.0)

Parsons [77] 2007 UK

2001-3, (18+ yo), random samples from 16 Medical Research Council General Practice Research Framework practices, South East quadrant of the UK. Postal questionnaire

2501

1347

1154

47

The Chronic Pain Grade: Any ‘pain which has lasted for 3 months or longer and currently troubles respondents either all of the time or on and off'

Self report

Three months

65-74

6

U

75-101

6

Croft [93] 2005 UK

(50+), all patients registered at three general practices in North Staffordshire

5346

45%

55%

59

‘Draw on a blank body manikin any pain or ache that had lasted for ≥1 day in the last month’

Self report

One month

65-74

63.4

U

75+

60.4

Suka [83] 2009 Japan

2005, about 1000 persons from five different healthcare facilities were asked to participate. Interview + questionnaire (Health care facility)

5652

?

?

?

Musculoskeletal pain (marked on a drawing with predefined body regions) for more than 1 week during the last month

Self report

One month

60-69

8.8

15.7

H

Thomas [87] 2004 UK

(50+ yo), all patients from three GPs from the North Staffordshire Primary Care Research Consortium (the NorStOP). Postal questionnaire

7878

?

?

70

“In the past 4 weeks have you had pain that has lasted for one day or longer in any part of your body?” [supplemented by a full body manikin]

Self report

One month

60-69

37.7

U

70-79

35.4

80+

37.6

Yaron [86] 2011 Israel

2002, 2006, 2008, (20+ yo), stratified sample drawn from a telephone database on different population sectors. Telephone interview + questionnaire

2520

47.2%

52.8%

59-66

The Community Oriented Program for the Control of Rheumatic Diseases core questionnaire (CCQ): “In the past 7 days have you experienced pain in any of the following sites: [knees]?”

Self report

One week

61+

63.9

U

Jordan [27] 2007 USA

1991-7, (45+ yo), stratified simple random sampling of streets as primary sampling units and stratified subsampling of Caucasian women age 65 years or older residents of one of 6 townships (the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project). Home interview + clinical examination (local clinic)

3690

?

?

72

“On most days, do you have pain, aching, or stiffness in your knee?”

Self report

Point

65-74

49 (46.1-51.9)

U

75+

56.6 (52.7-60.4)

Picavet [78] 2003 The Netherlands

1998, (25+ yo), stratified random sample taken from the population register (the DMC3-study). Postal questionnaire

3664

44.8%

55.2%

46

[Knee] pain during the survey

Self report

Point

65+

16.2 (13.2-19.2)

27.6 (23.9-31.3)

L