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Table 1 Articles not reporting work-related outcomes in osteoarthritis (excluded after review of full text PDF publications)

From: Work-related outcomes in randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trials in osteoarthritis – are they adequately reported in journal publications? A systematic review

Reference

Reason for exclusion

Hand osteoarthritis

 Barthel 2010 [32]

Impact of hand OA mentioned in ‘Discussion’ section, but no work-related outcome was reported

 Nieman 2013 [33]

Work disability and inability to work due to knee OA were mentioned in ‘Background’ section, but no work-related outcome was reported

 Pope 2004 [34]

Though job status (% working full time, part-time, retired, homemaker) was reported, no work-related outcomes were reported

 Richmond 2013 [35]

Number of patients in paid employment reported as part of subjects’ baseline characteristics, but no work-related outcome was reported

 Taibi 2009 [36]

Number of patients working mentioned as a part of patients’ baseline characteristics but no work-related outcome measure was reported

Hip osteoarthritis

 Cheras 2010 [37]

‘Work disability’ mentioned in ‘Introduction’ section but no work-related outcome measure was reported for study subjects

 Ernst 2003 [38]

Systematic review

 Florete 2008 [39]

‘Leading cause of disability; ‘cost’ estimated as ‘lost productive work time’; mentioned as effects of OA in ‘Introduction’ section, but no work-related outcome measure was reported for study subjects

 Gana 2006 [40]

‘Leading cause of disability; ‘cost’ estimated as ‘lost productive work time’; mentioned as effects of OA in ‘Introduction’ section, but no work-related outcome measure was reported for study subjects

 Jabbari 2011 [41]

Review article

 Lambert 2007 [42]

No work-related outcome measure was reported

 Maheu 1998 [43]

‘Number or percent of patients’ included in the study and still working was mentioned as a baseline characteristic but no work-related outcome measure was reported

 Moskowitz 2003 [44]

Study was a pooled analysis and not a randomized controlled trial

 Plosker 2011 [45]

Review article

 Pope 2004 [34]

Though job status (% working full time, part-time, retired, homemaker) was mentioned as subjects’ baseline characteristics, no work-related outcome was reported separately

 Rozendaal 2005 [46]

Randomized controlled trial study protocol design

 Turan 2014 [47]

Loss of labor force mentioned in ‘Introduction’ section only, but no work-related outcome measure was reported

 Willich 2010 [48]

Employment status (full/part-time) mentioned as part of patients’ baseline characteristic, but no work-related outcome measure was reported

Knee osteoarthritis

 Alfredo 2011 [49]

Absenteeism due to OA was mentioned in ‘Introduction’ section, but no work-related outcome measure was reported

 Auw Yang 2008 [50]

Cost due to loss of productivity at work mentioned in ‘Discussion’ section, but no work-related outcome measure was reported

 Babul 2004 [51]

Lost work days due to OA mentioned in ‘Introduction’ section, but no work-related outcome measure was reported

 Brown 2013 [52]

Review article

 Burch 2007 [53]

Cost due to lost productive work time mentioned in ‘Introduction’ section, but no work-related outcome measure was reported

 Cheras 2010 [37]

Costs associated with OA and work disability mentioned in ‘Introduction’ section, but no work-related outcome measure was reported

 Cibere 2005 [54]

Work disability and costs associated with knee OA mentioned in ‘Introduction’ section, but no work-related outcome measure was reported

 Florete 2008 [39]

‘Leading cause of disability’; ‘cost’ estimated as ‘lost productive work time’; mentioned as effects of OA in ‘Introduction’ section, but no work-related outcome measure was reported

 Frakes 2011 [55]

Normal work mentioned as a part of secondary assessment questionnaire due to pain, but no work-related outcome measure was reported separately

 Gana 2006 [40]

‘Leading cause of disability’; ‘cost’ estimated as ‘lost productive work time’; mentioned as effects of OA in ‘Introduction’ section, but no work-related outcome measure was reported

 Hsieh 2012 [56]

Work status mentioned as a baseline characteristic but no work-related outcome measure was reported

 Hsieh 2012 [57]

Work status mentioned as a baseline characteristic but no work-related outcome measure was reported

 Hsieh 2012 [58]

Work status mentioned as a baseline characteristic but no work-related outcome measure was reported

 Ilan 2004 [59]

Delay in return to work mentioned in ‘Introduction’ section and not reported elsewhere

 Jia 2016 [60]

‘Patients maintaining their work activities’ was mentioned in the ‘Discussion’ session, but no outcome measure was reported

 Kannus 1992 [61]

Ability to work mentioned as part of assessment of pain due to OA, but no outcome measure was reported

 Maheu 1998 [43]

‘Number or percent of patients’ included in the study and still working was mentioned, but no outcome measure was reported

 Magrans-Courtney 2011 [62]

Ability to work mentioned as part of assessment of pain due to OA, but no outcome measure was reported

 Mata 2015 [63]

‘Reduced participation in work’ mentioned in ‘Introduction’ section, but no outcome measure was reported

 Möller 2010 [64]

Work mentioned as part of patients’ assessment tool, but no outcome measure was reported

 Mazzuca 2004 [65]

Employment status mentioned as a part of patients’ baseline characteristics, but no outcome measure was reported

 Pavelka 1995 [66]

Employment status mentioned as a part of patients’ baseline characteristics, but no outcome measure was reported

 Pincus 2001 [67]

Employment status mentioned as a part of patients’ baseline characteristics, but no outcome measure was reported

 Pope 2004 [34]

Though job status (% of patients working full time, part-time, retired, homemaker) was mentioned as subjects’ baseline characteristics, no work-related outcome was reported

 Sanghi 2013 [68]

Disability leading to work loss mentioned in ‘Introduction’ section, but no outcome measure was reported

 Schauss 2012 [69]

Inability to work mentioned in the ‘Methods’ section, but no outcome measure was reported

 Segal 2001 [70]

‘Hampers work’ mentioned in ‘Introduction’ section, but no outcome measure was reported

 Sihvonen 2013 [71]

Work mentioned as part of patients’ baseline characteristics, but no outcome measure was reported

 Singer 2011 [72]

‘Work activities’ mentioned as part of questionnaire to assess quality of life, but no outcome measure was reported

 Taverner 2010 [73]

‘Usual work’ mentioned as part of outcome measurement tool, but no outcome measure was reported separately

 van der Weegen 2015 [74]

Effect of OA pain on work was mentioned in ‘Introduction’ section; work activities mentioned as part of assessment tool, but no outcome measure was reported separately

 Zhao 1999 [75]

Work mentioned as part of quality of life assessment tool, but no outcome measure was reported separately