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Summary of results ‐ Self‐management interventions

RCT	Trial Participants	Interventions	Results for adherence measures	Results for clinical outcomes
Barlow 2000 (Moderate quality)	Arthritis (n = 544)	I: Group ASMP C: Waiting list	SD (calculated by review authors) ‐ proportions doing flexibility and strengthening exercises	Pain: NSD. Function: NSD. QoL: NSD (sub‐sample only)
Blixen 2004 (Moderate quality)	OA (n = 32)	I: Telephone health education strategy C: Usual Rheumatologist care	NSD (no data).	Pain: NSD Function: NSD QoL: NSD
Ersek 2004 (Moderate quality)	OA (n = 45)	I: Group ASMP C: Educational booklet	NSD	Pain: NSD. Function: NSD. QoL: NSD
Fries 1997 (Low quality)	Arthritis (n = 1099)	I: Individualised, mailed ASMP C: Waiting list	SD (I > C)	Pain: SD (I > C) Function: SD (I > C) QoL: SD (I > C)
Lorig 1985 (Low quality)	Arthritis (n = 190)	I: Group ASMP C: No intervention	SD (I > C)	Pain: SD (I > C) ‐ VAS. NSD ‐ ordinal scale Function: NSD
Nour 2006 (Moderate quality)	Arthritis (n = 113)	I: SMP with CBT approach C: Waiting list	SD (I > C) ‐ self‐reported weekly occurrence of exercise & stretching exercises NSD ‐ change in occurrence of walking and strengthening exercises	No clinical outcomes reported
Talbot 2003 (Moderate quality)	OA (n = 34)	I1: ASMP + walking C: ASMP	SD (I1 > C) ‐ step count NSD ‐ accelerometer	Pain: NSD both pain measures
Yip 2007 (Moderate quality)	Knee OA (n = 182)	I: ASMP C: Usual care	SD (I > C)	Pain: SD (I > C) QoL: NSD

* Comparisons are for all time points unless otherwise stated
Abbreviations listed at end of Table 4.