Table 1: Characteristics of the included studies.

Author(s) or Source Year of Publication Type of Study Study Population Joint Protection provided by
1. Siegel(26) 2017 Systematic Review Rheumatoid Arthritis N/A
2. McGee(44) 2017 Cross-sectional Study Osteoarthritis N/A
3. Carandang(55) 2016 Systematic Review Rheumatoid Arthritis N/A
4. Williams(56) 2015 RCT Rheumatoid Arthritis N/A
5. Hammond(57) 2015 Book (chapter) Osteoarthritis Occupational Therapist (OT), Physical Therapist (PT)
6. Oppong(58) 2015 RCT Osteoarthritis N/A
7. Dziedzic(53) 2015 RCT Osteoarthritis N/A
8. Spaans(28) 2015 Systematic Review Osteoarthritis Occupational Therapist (OT)
9. Ekelman(59) 2014 Overview of Reviews Rheumatoid Arthritis N/A
10. Dilek(19) 2013 RCT Osteoarthritis Occupational Therapist (OT)
11. Niedermann(20) 2012 RCT Rheumatoid Arthritis researcher
12. Beasley(60) 2012 Literature Review Both Occupational Therapist (OT)
13. Swann(36) 2011 Literature Review Rheumatoid Arthritis N/A
14. Niedermann(21) 2011 RCT Rheumatoid Arthritis N/A
15. Niedermann(61) 2010 Mixed methods study Rheumatoid Arthritis Occupational Therapist (OT)
16. Valdes(62) 2010 Systematic Review Osteoarthritis Occupational Therapist (OT)
17. Boustedt(63) 2010 Cohort Study Osteoarthritis N/A
18. Vliet Vlieland(33) 2009 Overview of Reviews Rheumatoid Arthritis Occupational Therapist (OT)
19. Hammond(51) 2008 RCT Rheumatoid Arthritis Occupational Therapist (OT)
20. Steultjens(30) 2008 Systematic Review Rheumatoid Arthritis Occupational Therapist (OT)
21. Masiero(23) 2007 RCT Rheumatoid Arthritis Occupational Therapist (OT)
22. Quintrec(16) 2007 RCT Rheumatoid Arthritis N/A
23. Christie(64) 2007 Overview of Reviews Rheumatoid Arthritis an interdisciplinary team (PT, OT, MD)
24. O’Brien(65) 2006 RCT Rheumatoid Arthritis N/A
25. Gossec(66) 2006 Clinical practice guidelines Rheumatoid Arthritis N/A
26. Steultjens (31) 2005 Systematic Review Rheumatoid Arthritis N/A
27. Veitiene(67) 2005 Survey Both N/A
28. Hammond(68) 2004 Literature Review Rheumatoid Arthritis N/A
29. Hammond(52) 2004 RCT Rheumatoid Arthritis N/A
30. Stamm(69) 2002 RCT Osteoarthritis N/A
31. Hammond(46) 2002 RCT Rheumatoid Arthritis Occupational Therapist (OT)
32. Hammond(11) 2001 RCT Rheumatoid Arthritis Occupational Therapist (OT)
33. Hammond(12) 1999 RCT Rheumatoid Arthritis Occupational Therapist (OT)
34. Hammond(70) 1999 Cohort Study Rheumatoid Arthritis N/A
35. Scholten(17) 1999 RCT Rheumatoid Arthritis N/A
36. Hammond(4) 1998 Survey Rheumatoid Arthritis N/A
37. Lindroth(13) 1997 RCT Rheumatoid Arthritis Occupational Therapist (OT), Physical Therapist (PT), Medical Staff (Nurse, doctor)
38. Lindroth(15) 1995 RCT Rheumatoid Arthritis N/A
39. Hammond(71) 1994 Pilot study Rheumatoid Arthritis N/A
40. Neuberger(50) 1993 RCT Rheumatoid Arthritis Occupational Therapist (OT)