2 No  
IF whether told how arthritis pain will be treated = yes [HeArtc = 1]  
││  
││ HEARTD  
││ (Has any doctor or nurse ever talked to you about...)  
││ 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 current chronic health condition = malignant blood disorder or (answered HeLeuk in previous  
wave and confirming previous malignant blood disorder = yes and not a proxy interview)  
IF (MalBlood IN HeDiab) OR (IFFW[PNum].HeLeuk <> RESPONSE AND QHeDiab[10].hediad  
= Yes AND IAskPx[PNum] <> Yes) THEN  
HeLeuk  
^[Do you / Does name]have one of the following blood disorders...  
INTERVIEWER: Read out...  
1 ...leukaemia,  
2 ...lymphoma,  
3 or some other blood disorder?  
END OF FILTER  
IF ((type of chronic condition at Last interview = osteoporosis) AND (whether confirms previous  
chronic condition = yes)) OR (type of chronic condition = osteoporosis) [((HeDiab (Last int) = 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