Table 4 Patient’s baseline characteristics
Baseline-Data | N | CG N(%) | IG N (%) | p-value (χ2-Test) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender, female | 84 | 20(48.8) | 24(55.8) | 0.519 | |
Family status | 84 | 0.162 | |||
Single | 19(46.3) | 19(44.2) | |||
Married | 15(36.6) | 21(48.8) | |||
Divorced/separated | 7(17.1) | 2(4.7) | |||
Widowed | 0(0) | 1(2.3) | |||
Community/ sheltered living | 84 | 24(58.5) | 30(69.8) | 0.283 | |
School qualifications | 84 | 0.936 | |||
None | 1(2.4) | 0(0) | |||
general secondary school (Haupt-/Volksschule) | 4(9.8) | 4(9.3) | |||
Intermediate secondary school (Realschule/Mittlere Reife) | 19(46.3) | 18(41.9) | |||
technical college entry level (Fachhochschulreife) | 4(9.8) | 4(9.3) | |||
University entry level (allg. Hochschulreife) | 13(31.7) | 17(39.5) | |||
Employment | 84 | 0.956 | |||
Full time | 25(61.0) | 28(65.1) | |||
Part-time | 9(22.0) | 8(18.6) | |||
Occasionally employed | 2(4.9) | 2(4.7) | |||
Seeking work | 1(2.4) | 0(0) | |||
Retired | 0(0) | 0(0) | |||
other (home maker, training, assisting family member) | 4(9.8) | 5(11.6) | |||
N | Mean (±SD) | Mean (±SD) | p-value (Student‘s t-Test) | ||
Age, years | 84 | 38.39(9.43) | 36.93(9.78) | 0.488 | |
State of health (0–10) | 84 | 4.15(2.45) | 3,14(2.37) | 0.059 | |
Pain intensity(VAS 0–10) | 83 | 5.98(2.26) | 5.98(1.76) | 0.999 | |
Functional ability (FFbHR, 0–100%) | 84 | 53.35(22.54) | 49.96(22.72) | 0.494 | |
Days of pain-duration (without interruption) | 81 | 4.15(3.41) | 6.95(11.66) | 0.143 | |
Items based on the Orebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire (ÖMPSQ)a | Mean pain-intensity during the past week (0–10), (0 = no pain) | 84 | 4.27(2.75) | 3.79(2.73) | 0.427 |
Have felt tense and anxious in the past week (0–10) (0 = absolutely calm and relaxed) | 83 | 3.80(2.59) | 4.12(2.47) | 0.573 | |
Increase of pain is an indication to stop until the pain decreases (0–10) (0 = completely disagree) | 84 | 6.12(3.18) | 6.98(2.53) | 0.178 | |
With present pain, should not do normal work (0 = completely agree) | 84 | 4.61(3.61) | 4.14(3.54) | 0.548 | |
Can do light work for an hour (0 = completely agree) | 84 | 2.68(3.19) | 2.26(2.32) | 0.487 | |
Can work for an hour(0 = completely agree) | 84 | 3.46(3.61) | 2.91(2.63) | 0.423 | |
Can do ordinary household chores (0 = completely agree) | 83 | 4.10(3.02) | 5.14(2.79) | 0.105 | |
Can do the weekly shopping(0 = completely agree) | 84 | 4.22(3.37) | 5.58(3.21) | 0.061 | |
Patient’s satisfaction | Fast Symptom-relief by the GP (0 = completely agree) | 83 | 5.33(4.14) | 4.14(3.33) | 0.156 |
Exhaustive examination by GP(0 = completely agree) | 83 | 1.08(1.98) | 0.88(1.55) | 0.624 | |
GP answered questions carefully(0 = completely agree) | 83 | 0.80(1.24) | 1.12(1.93) | 0.381 | |
Quality of treatment GP (0 = excellent) | 83 | 1.23(1.25) | 1.58(2.13) | 0.352 | |