| | what the specific purpose of the treatment for your arthritis or joint pain is?

| | 1 Yes

| | 2 No

| |

| END OF FILTER

| HEARTE

| Some doctors suggest trying paracetamol as the first medication for arthritis or joint pain.

| Did any doctor or nurse recommend you try paracetamol before other medicines for your

| joint pain?

| 1 Yes

| 2 No

END OF FILTER

IF ((type of chronic condition at Wave 1 = osteoporosis) AND (whether confirms previous

chronic condition = yes)) OR (type of chronic condition = osteoporosis) [((HeDiab (Wave 1) = 4)

AND (HeDiaD = 1)) OR (HeDiab = 4)]

| HEOSTE

| Has any doctor or nurse recommended taking calcium pills or Vitamin D?

| 1 Yes

| 2 No

| IF (whether advised to take calcium/vit D pills = Yes) OR (Whether is a proxy respondent =

| Yes) [(HeOste = 1) OR (IAskPx = 1)]

| |

| | HEOSTEA*

| | [^Do you / Does [^name]] take calcium pills or Vitamin D for [^your / his / her] osteoporosis

| | or 'thin bones'?

| | 1 Yes

| | 2 No

| |

| END OF FILTER

| HEOSTEB

| Did a doctor or nurse recommend treatment with medication for [^your / his / her] osteoporosis

| or 'thin bones'?

| 1 Yes

| 2 No

| IF whether recommended osteoporosis medication = yes [HeOsteb = 1]

| |

| | HEOSTEC

| | Did [^you / [^name]] take any of them?

| | 1 Yes

| | 2 No

| |

| | HEOSTED

| | Were these medicines recommended within 3 months of a doctor telling you that you had

| | osteoporosis?

| | 1 Yes

| | 2 No

| |

| END OF FILTER