• weight was rerecorded,
  • a food frequency questionnaire re-administered,
  • pain diary entries reviewed,
  • and a pill count performed to check compliance.
  • A food frequency questionnaire was repeated.
  • A record was made of the number of work days missed due to gout in preceding 6 months;
  • days with reduced family and social activities due to gout in preceding 6 months;
  •  number of visits to a health care professional in the 6 months prior;
  • number of urgent health care contacts (phone/ attendance) in 6 months prior;
  • number of hospital admissions in 6 months prior.