Table 4 The use of maintenance care in patients with different past histories but identical outcomes.
"Would you consider recommending MC to this patient?" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Perhaps | Yes | Missing | |
Past history | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) |
He has never previously had any back pain at all. | 257 (87%) | 19 (6%) | 12 (4%) | 8 (3%) |
Over the past 5 years he has had 1-2 episodes of LBP a year, each event lasting 5-6 days and resolving spontaneously. | 67 (23%) | 135 (46%) | 86 (29%) | 8 (3%) |
Over the past 5 years he has had 1 episode of LBP per month, each event lasting 5-6 days and resolving spontaneously. | 20 (7%) | 61 (21%) | 207 (70%) | 8 (3%) |
Over the past 5 years he had about 1 episode per week, each event lasting 2-3 days and resolving spontaneously. | 29 (10%) | 54 (18%) | 205 (69%) | 8 (3%) |