Table 5 Patient characteristics of the SMS group divided into subgroups responding to SMS questions in > 26 weeks (more than half of SMS messages); 1–26 weeks, 0 weeks
From: Effects of weekly pain monitoring on back pain outcomes: a non-randomised controlled study
Patient characteristics at baseline | SMS group | ||
|---|---|---|---|
> 26 responses (n = 995) | 1–26 responses (n = 274) | 0 responses (n = 354) | |
Age; mean (SD) | 45.6 (13.0) | 41.9 (14.8) | 43.5 (14.2) |
Sex, female; n (%) | 420 (42.2%) | 103 (37.6%) | 132 (37.3%) |
Back pain intensity, NRS (0–10); mean (SD) | 6.7 (2.0) | 6.7 (2.1) | 6.6 (2.1) |
Episode duration, > 7 day; n (%) | 478 (48.6%) | 148 (54.4%) | 188 (53.6%) |
Prognostic index, STarT | |||
Low; n (%) | 428 (44.3%) | 89 (33.8%) | 140 (43.1%) |
Medium; n (%) | 351 (36.3%) | 92 (35.0%) | 115 (35.4%) |
High; n (%) | 188 (19.4%) | 82 (31.2%) | 70 (21.5%) |
Activity limitation, RMDQ (0–100); mean (SD) | 55.3 (23.7) | 58.0 (23.3) | 54.6 (24.3) |
Ability to control pain, NRS (0–10); mean (SD) | 5.5 (2.3) | 5.3 (2.3) | 5.4 (2.4) |