Study sample | No continued care | Yes, continued care | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
n = 172 (100%) | n = 127 (77%) | n = 37 (23%) | ||
Baseline characteristics | ||||
Gender, n (%) female | 120 (70) | 84 (66) | 31 (84) | 0.039* |
Age (years), mean (sd) | 43 (13) | 42.13 (12) | 46 (13) | 0.081 |
Previous episodes of neck pain, > 3 episodes (%) | 105 (61) | 73 (58) | 29 (78) | 0.024* |
Duration of current neck pain, n (%) ≥ 30 days | 103 (60) | 61 (48) | 29 (81) | 0.001* |
Pain intensity (0–10), mean (sd) | 4.6 (2.4) | 4.2 (2.4) | 5.6 (1.9) | 0.002* |
NDI (0–50), mean (sd) | 11.8 (7.8) | 11.5 (8.1) | 12.8 (6.6) | 0.356 |
MSK pain-sites, (0–10), mean (sd) | 4.3 (2.1) | 4.1 (2.1) | 5.1 (1.9) | 0.009* |
4-week characteristics | ||||
Pain intensity (0–10), mean (sd) | 2.6 (2.2) | 2.3 (2.1) | 3.7 (2.1) | 0.0005* |
NDI (0–50), mean (sd) | 7.6 (5.8) | 7.1 (6.0) | 9.6 (4.8) | 0.018* |
Improvement four weeks after initial treatment, n (%) | 109 (63) | 84 (66) | 21 (57) | 0.295 |