Final results explanation This file is the SSPS version 16 data file containing the clinical and economic data. The research compared Physiotherapists (Extended Scope Physiotherapists), Nurses (Emergency Nurse Practitioners) to doctors of all grades. This file contains all the data used in these papers. The tables below describe each variable and the input settings. The file includes the descriptions of the: patients and their injuries; functional scores; the direct costs of their injuries during the treatment in the hospital and the indirect costs of care after they left the emergency department. This file does not contain the Short Form-6 Dimensions (SF-6D) outcome measure used this can be found in the file SF6D results. All the data was collected from an inner city adult emergency department in Bristol England between 2006-10 and 2008. The missing data has been coded as 999 and excluded patients (those with Brocken bones) as 888. Table describing each variable Variable Description Patient- This is the research patient code Site- All the patients analysed were from a single hospital. Sex- Male 1/Female 2. Randomisation- This is the actual randomisation of patients: 1 Extended Scope physiotherapist/ 2 Emergency Nurse Practitioner/ 3 doctor (of any grade). Age- In years. Occupation (not available for all patients- This was classified into working groups: 1 modern professional/2 clerical and intermediate professions/3 senior managers or administrators/4 technical staff/ 5 semi-routine and service occupations/ 6 middle or junior managers/ 7 traditional professionals/ 8 student/ 9 retired/ 10 unemployed. Visual analog scale for pain (not available for all patients)- 0 no pain 10 worst pain. Profession who actually treated the a patients- This checked whether the patients were treated according their randomisation: 1 extended scope physiotherapist/ 2 Emergency nurse practitioner/ 3 doctor (of any grade). Extremity- 0 is lower limb patients/1 is upper limb patients. Injury (area of injury sustained)- 1 shoulder/2 elbow/ 3wrist/4 hand/5 fingers/ 6 hip/7 thigh/8 knee/9 calf/10 ankle/ 11foot/12 toe. Diagnosis (of the injury sustained)- 1 strain/ 2 sprain/3 rupture/4 soft tissue injury/5 crust/6 not noted/7 bruise/8 possible fracture 9 fracture/ 10 subluxation of dislocation/11 tear/12 muscle/ 13 meniscus/ 14 tendonitis/15 cellulites / 16 non specific diagnosis/ 17 non musculoskeletal/ 18 ligament. Facture- 0 no/ 1 yes. Baseline function- For upper limb Disability of the Arm and hand score (DASH). For the lower limb lower limb extremity functional score (LEFS). Two week function- DASH or LEFS scores at two weeks post injury. Eight week function- DASH or LEFS scores at eight weeks post injury. All the ID2 variables relate to the indirect consequences of the patients injury at 2 weeks post injury These were collect by telephone interviews and included the following questions ID2Q1a Were you completely better at two weeks post injury- 0 no/1 yes. ID2Q1b How much better at two weeks- 1 a lot worse/ 2 a bit worse/ 3 the same/ 4a bit better/ 5 a lot better. ID2Q2a Was the patient in full time employment- 0 no/1/yes. ID2Q2bHave they returned to work- 0 no/1 yes. ID2Q2c How many days did they have off due to their injury- Number of days. ID2Q2d Were they paid sick leave- 0 no pay/ 0.5 half pay/ 1 yes. ID2Q3a Did the patient visit the emergency department again- 0 no/1/yes. ID2Q3b Which hospital- 0 the research hospital/ 1 a different one. ID2Q3c How many visits- ID2Q3d How did they travel to the hospital 1 car/2 walking or bike/ 3 taxi/ 5 hospital organised transport. ID2Q3e Miles or cost £0.0 ID2Q4a Did the patient visit their General practitioner- 0 no/1/yes. ID2Q4b How many times- Number of visits. ID2Q4cdid the GP visit them at home- Number of Visits. ID2Q4d Did they visit for a sick note- 0 no/1 yes. ID2Q4eHow did they travel to their appointment- 1 car/2 walking or bike/ 3 taxi. ID2Q4fa How many miles or the cost- ID2Q4fb Any costs incurred to the patient- ID2Q5a Did the patient buy anything to treat their injury- 0 no/1 yes. ID2Q5b What did you buy- 1 bandage/ 2 pain refief/ 3 bandage and pain relief/ other. ID2Q5b2 What medication did they buy- 0 none/ 1 paracetamol/2 ibrufen/3voltarol/4 co-codamol/5codydramol/6 antibiotics/7 digit block/8 prescription/9 unknown/10 tramadol/ 11 aspirin/ 12 arnica/ 13 codine/ 14 diazepam. ID2Q5b3 Additional medicine- As above. ID2Q5b4 Additional medicine- As above. ID2Q5c How much did they sped on the above- £0.0 ID2Q5d How much did they sped on the above- As above. ID2Q6a Where there any other costs associated with their injury- £0.0 ID2Q6b What costs were they- 1 work related/ 2 home related/ 3 both/ 4 mileage/ time off work. ID2Q6c How much were the extra costs- £0.0 All the ID8 variables relate to the indirect consequences of the patients injury at 8 weeks post injury These were collect by telephone interviews and included the following questions ID8Q1a Were you completely better at 8 weeks post injury- 0 no/1 yes. ID8Q1b How much better at 8 weeks- 1 a lot worse/ 2 a bit worse/ 3 the same/ 4a bit better/ 5 a lot better. ID8Q2a Was the patient in full time employment- 0 no/1/yes. ID8Q2bHave they returned to work- 0 no/1 yes. ID8Q2c How many days did they have off due to their injury- Number of days. ID8Q2d Were they paid sick leave- 0 no pay/ 0.5 half pay/ 1 yes. ID8Q3aDid the patient visit the emergency department again- 0 no/1/yes. ID8Q3b Which hospital- 0 the research hospital/ 1 a different one. ID8Q3c How many visits- ID8Q3d How did they travel to the hospital- 1 car/2 walking or bike/ 3 taxi/ 5 hospital organised transport. ID8Q3e miles or cost- ID8Q4a Did the patient visit their General practitioner- 0 no/1/yes. ID8Q4b How many times- ID8Q4cDid the GP visit them at home- ID8Q4d Did they visit for a sick note- ID8Q4eHow did they travel to their appointment- 1 car/2 walking or bike/ 3 taxi. ID8Q4fa How many miles or the cost- ID8Q4fb Any costs incurred to the patient- £0.0 ID8Q5a Did the patient buy anything to treat their injury- 0 no/1 yes. ID8Q5b What did you buy- 1 bandage/ 2 pain relief/ 3 bandage and pain relief/ other ID8Q5b2 What medication did they buy- 0 none/ 1 paracetamol/2 ibrufen/3voltarol/4 co-codamol/5codydramol/6 antibiotics/7 didgit block/8 prescription/9 unknown/10 tramadol/ 11 aspirin/ 12 arnica/ 13 codine/ 14 diazepam. ID8Q5b3 Additional medicine- As above. ID8Q5b4 Additional medicine- As above. ID8Q5c How much did they sped on the above- ID8Q5d How much did they sped on the above- As above. ID8Q6a Where there any other costs associated with their injury- £0.0. ID8Q6b What costs were they- 1 work related/ 2 home related/ 3 both/ 4 mileage/ time off work. ID8Q6c How much were the extra costs- Pre discharge questionnaire was filled out by the treating practitioner and incorporated the direct costs of care D1 Was the patient given advise before discharge about their injury- D2 Were they given a information sheet- D3Were they given specific home exercises- D4 Were they referred for physiotherapy - D5 Were they asked to come back for an emergency department review- D6Were they referred to see another doctor- D7Who were they referred to- 1 orthopaedics/ 2plastic surgery/ 3knee clinic/ 4 shoulder clinic/ 5 hand clinic. D8 Were they asked to go and see their gp- D9Was anything else done in the emergency department- 1 discharge support team/ 2 tapping. D10 Were they given any medication- D11 Type of medication- 1 paracetamol/2 ibrupfen/3 voltarol/ 4 co codamol/ 5 augmentin/ 6antibiotics/ 7 didgit block. D12 Type of medication- 1 paracetamol/2 ibrupfen/3 voltarol/ 4 co codamol/ 5 augmentin/ 6antibiotics/ 7 digit block. D13 Were they given tub grip- D14 Were they given crutches- D15 Were they given strapping- D16 Were they given a sling or collar and cuff- D17 Were they given anything else- D18 How long did they spend with the patient-- 1 0-10 mins/2 10-15/3 15-20/4 20-25/ 5 25-30/ 6 30-40/ 7 40-60 mins/ 8 greater than 60 minutes D19 What was the level of doctor which treated the patient- 1 SHO/ 2 registrar/ 3 consultant/ 4 not appropriate if not seen by a doctor.